Have You Heard About the VA Pension?

While doing research on the book, I have come across a little known benefit for veterans that served during a war. Click on the banner to get to one of the websites that explains the program. Unfortunately, I was not able to find much explanation about the program on the VA website. Another website called VetAssist also has very good information about the program.

This is a program for all eligible war veterans or their surviving spouses and pays a monthly pension. Click here to see maximum rates paid. Countable income is subtracted from the maximum rate to get your benefit. Be aware that if you already receive a military pension you may not be eligible. If you receive state benefits like Medicaid, food stamps or a provider service, this may jeopardize your eligibility for those programs depending on your state.

I have had a few patients apply and they are still waiting to be accepted. One co-worker's friend has been accepted and is receiving a monthly check.

I hope this helps someone. I posted this especially for my friends in home health near Fort Hood. Hope all is well guys!

I'm writing a book!

I know, like I didn't already have enough to do! Well this surly won't be a page turning thriller but I'm writing it out of frustration. With my job I see people everyday who say "If I had only known!" Well now I'm going to tell all! It's going to be a resource book for people with less mobility and their caregivers. I will hopefully explain things about medical equipment, senior advocacy, when to get help, loosing independence, local and national resources, etc. I am hoping to have it done in a year and publish it myself with a print on demand service. So if anyone has any advice I would love to hear it! I have looked all over to find a single resource for my patients to explain the basics of these things and have not found one single thing I can point my patients and caregivers to. So hopefully I will write something useful that people will want. Let me know what you think!

And... today Logan and I are going to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to see Brad Paisley in concert with my friend from work and her daughter. It should be fun. Then tomorrow we are going to start getting our garden going. Ya, I know a little late here but thats the beauty of it. We actually have two planting seasons for summer plants because it is really too hot in July and August for many vegetables.