Applying for VA Benefits

Our office receives regular calls from families asking about the VA benefits, or Aid and Attendance Benefits. Often times, family members are told about these benefits from another elder care professional. Some even offer to help the families apply for VA benefits. So, how exactly do you apply for VA benefits? Completing the Paperwork If…

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The Extra VA Benefits

  We are constantly amazed by the number of veterans who do not know about the extra benefits from the Veterans Administration that are available to them. Phone calls from concerned family members often reveal that their father or brother never used the VA after his discharge from military service. They never even thought about…

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Danielle Named President of GA-NAELA

We are happy to announce that Attorney Danielle Humphrey was elected President of the Georgia Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) for 2019.  Danielle has practiced in elder law for about 10 years and has earned the Elder Law Attorney Certification from the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF), making her one…

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How Medicaid and VA Benefits Work Together

  Both the VA benefits and Medicaid can be used to pay for long-term care costs, but how they work together is often very confusing. The Basics of VA Benefits The VA benefit can be used to pay for home care, assisted living care, and nursing home care. It pays a set maximum amount to…

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