Veterans Benefits

Comfort Keepers^® Is Honored to Serve Our Nation’s Veterans

Aging Veterans, their married spouses and/or widowed spouses are often unaware of the Veteran's Administration's Benefit Improved Pension Program. The Aid and Attendance and Housebound Veteran Benefit has been available to qualified Senior Veterans and spouses for several years.

We feel privileged to care for veterans who served our nation in its time of need.  We provide you with the information to work through the paperwork to help you avoid potential pension claim delays.  Once you become an approved participant in a VA program, Comfort Keepers will provide the quality care and companionship our veterans deserve.  There are several programs for which an individual may qualify:

• Improved Pension Benefit Program

• Homemaker/Home Health Aide Program

• In-Home Respite Program

Who Qualifies?

If you or your spouse served 90 consecutive days of active military duty – at least one of those days during a U.S. declared war – you are already partially qualified.

Other qualifications include specific financial criteria and documented physical need for in-home care.

To begin the application process, you will need:

• Original discharge certificate

• Marriage certificate (divorce papers from any prior marriages, if applicable)

• Death certificate of veteran (if applicable)

• Social Security numbers for the veteran and spouse

If you think you or your loved one may qualify for VA programs, contact our in Delaware County, 610-543-6300 or in communities in Montgomery and Philadelphia counties 610-783-7878 and ask us about the Benefit and how to begin the process of applying for it.

Currently single qualified Veterans can receive about a $1000 a month while couples may qualify for up to $1900 a month. Why wait? If you loved one could receive financial assistance to pay for care, call today for information!