Financial Assistance for Caregivers Taking Care of Parents
An anonymous reader asked me:
This would actually depend on where you live and what your situation is, but I will do my best to offer a broad spectrum answer here.
A bill was just passed through the Senate that allows caregivers to veterans injured in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001 to receive assistance from the VA. I am thrilled to see that bill get passed, but, realistically, it does little for the rest of us. I care for an 80 year old WWII veteran, but the bill does nothing for me that I have been able to discern so far.
Assuming that you are not caring for a veteran, then the place I would start is your local Public Assistance office. If you are low income, then you should qualify to receive a monthly food stamp stipend to help you afford to eat more healthy, which really *REALLY* helps out when healthy food can cost so much more than junk food - especially if you are looking for fast to grab stuff you can snack on during a too busy day.
I know that in my situation, I qualify for a small amount of food stamp assistance, but nothing else. No medical or financial aid or anything like that. I would gladly give up the food help for a once a year visit with a doctor too.
Even if the public assistance office can't help you, they should be able to point you toward what resources are available in your area.
If you are caring for a veteran, then your first stop should be the local Veteran's Administration office. Someone at the VA should be able to point you in the right direction.
In some states there are programs, which you can find through your local Public Assistance office, that allow family members to be paid for the care provided to a parent who receives medicaid. (NOTE: Medicaid is not the same as Medicare. My father gets Medicare, so I can not get any kind of assistance, because the local programs where I am all work through Medicaid only.)
I will provide more information on this later, but for now this should get you started. Thanks for the question.
"I need to get fianancial assistance for taking care of my parents- - where do I go to receive such benefits." - anonymous
This would actually depend on where you live and what your situation is, but I will do my best to offer a broad spectrum answer here.
A bill was just passed through the Senate that allows caregivers to veterans injured in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001 to receive assistance from the VA. I am thrilled to see that bill get passed, but, realistically, it does little for the rest of us. I care for an 80 year old WWII veteran, but the bill does nothing for me that I have been able to discern so far.
Assuming that you are not caring for a veteran, then the place I would start is your local Public Assistance office. If you are low income, then you should qualify to receive a monthly food stamp stipend to help you afford to eat more healthy, which really *REALLY* helps out when healthy food can cost so much more than junk food - especially if you are looking for fast to grab stuff you can snack on during a too busy day.
I know that in my situation, I qualify for a small amount of food stamp assistance, but nothing else. No medical or financial aid or anything like that. I would gladly give up the food help for a once a year visit with a doctor too.
Even if the public assistance office can't help you, they should be able to point you toward what resources are available in your area.
If you are caring for a veteran, then your first stop should be the local Veteran's Administration office. Someone at the VA should be able to point you in the right direction.
In some states there are programs, which you can find through your local Public Assistance office, that allow family members to be paid for the care provided to a parent who receives medicaid. (NOTE: Medicaid is not the same as Medicare. My father gets Medicare, so I can not get any kind of assistance, because the local programs where I am all work through Medicaid only.)
I will provide more information on this later, but for now this should get you started. Thanks for the question.
posted by Sandra at 4:13 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home