Visiting Angels of Bartlesville absolutely loves caring for our veterans! For those brave men and women who have sacrificed so much to defend our freedom, it is our honor to provide quality essential services and dignified care for them at this time of need in their life! Below we have listed the various types of benefits available for veterans! We encourage all veterans and their family members to check with their local VA office about these programs to see which options they or their loved one might qualify for.

IMPORTANT! Go to https://www.va.gov/find-forms/about-form-10-10ez/ and download the form there.

Complete it to get a head start on qualifying for veteran's benefits! 

Aide & Attendance

For war era vets, the Aid & Attendance Benefit provides services for both veterans and their surviving spouses! These living assistance services are for seniors who need consistent help from another person to assist in at least two ADL's (Activities of Daily Living). Those activities include things like bathing, eating, dressing and undressing, transferring and toileting assistance.  And another great benefit... these benefits are 100% Tax Free!

Benefit Table(2023)

STATUS	MONTHLY BENEFIT	ANNUAL BENEFIT
SURVIVING SPOUSE	$1,432	$17,184
SINGLE VETERAN	$2,229	$26,748
MARRIED VETERAN	$2,642	$31,704
TWO VETS MARRIED	$3,536	$42,432

Veteran's Respite Care

Respite is defined as "an interval of rest or relief". What Respite Care does is provide for care for a short time when family caregivers need a break, a "respite. This gives a family caregiver the freedom to run errands, go to church, get their hair done, or even go to a movie and relax. It can even allow them to go out of town for a few days. Respite Care can be so beneficial for the long term health and well being of both Veterans and their caregiver.

 

Homemaker/ Home Health Aide Care

Homemaker/Home Health Aide Services are based on needs as assessed by the VA. A VA social worker can help a veteran and their family members to discover what specific types of assistance they may qualify for. For example, a veteran may qualify for just a few hours per week from an aide, or maybe up to 17 to 20 hours per week of assistance. Below are examples of various types of daily activities you may be able to receive help with:

* Food preparation and feeding
* Dressing and undressing
* Personal hygiene
* Showers, baths or bed baths
* Assistance with toileting
* Transfers and ambulation assistance 
* Shopping and errands

Veterans can continue to receive aide services as long as the need for extra help with daily activities continues.