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Veterans’ Home Care

Adult Alternative Home Care has been serving the local community since 2009. We are locally owned and managed.  Founded by a nurse clinician with over ten years clinical experience working with the adult and aged population. Delivering dignified and prioritized care to those we serve. We are dedicated to employing passionate care providers who aim to deliver excellent personal and home health needs to the members we serve.

We are committed to helping those we serve get the best care that will allow them to remain safely in their homes. We believe care given in the right place at the right time preserves dignity for the elderly. We believe the adult and aged person are an integral part of the community and they will continue to be if their personal and home care needs are met in their residence.

Adult Alternative Home Care  provides in-home private duty care services for veteran seniors and their surviving spouses.

Certain veterans may qualify for financial assistance with activities of daily living like eating, bathing, dressing, continence (using the toilet), mobility (transferring, walking), and grooming.

How Do New Jersey Veterans Get Help with this Program?

For more information, download the NJ Veterans Benefit Guide here.

 

There are many eligible services offered through the VA – The below list is not all inclusive.

  • Disability Compensation
  • Health Care
  • Education and training
  • Non Service-Connected Pension
  • Memorial Benefits
  • Burial in a VA national cemetery
  • Home loan and Housing Assistance
  • Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans
  • Aid and Attendance
  • Veteran Affairs
  • VA Life Insurance


Adult Alternative Home Care  can help serve Veterans in our community and give those Veterans the opportunity, when needed, to supplement their health care with a network of community care providers.

Providing exceptional Veterans’ Home Care for seniors and families in Elizabeth, Hillside, Cranford, Clark, Union, Livingston, West Orange, Short Hills, Millburn, & Chatham, New Jersey

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How Much Does the VA Pay for Aid and Attendance?

These numbers change annually. The 2021 maximum monthly benefits for those qualifying for the Aid & Attendance level of Pension is: Surviving Spouse of a Veteran: $1,244. Veteran with no Spouse or dependent children: $1,936. Married couple where the Veteran requires care: $2,295.

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Personal Care Services Provided

Top After Veterans' Home Care in Elizabeth, NJ by Adult Alternative Home Care. Companion Care, Personal Care, Hourly Care, Live-In Care.

Personal Care Services provide assistance with more intimate types of care. This includes all of the activities of daily living: (ADLs)

  • Bathing, dressing, and grooming
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Ambulation
  • Safety and fall prevention
  • Feeding
  • Medication reminders
  • Toileting and incontinence care
  • Transferring from bed to wheelchair
  • Expertise with Memory loss, confusion, and forgetfulness
  • Monitoring and reporting conditions and changes

Personal care services keep seniors in their own homes longer by preventing illness and the worsening of long-term medical conditions.

What Does “War Era Veteran” Mean?

To qualify for the benefit, the veteran must have served 90 days of active duty with at least one day during a wartime period.  The wartime periods have been established by Congress as follows:

 

  • World War II – From December 7, 194 to December 31, 1946
  • Korean Conflict – From June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955
  • Vietnam Era – From February 28, 1961 to August 4, 1964 for veterans serving in Vietnam or on a ship off the coast of Vietnam. From August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975 for military personnel who served anywhere in the world.
  • Gulf War – August 2, 1990, through a future date set by Presidential proclamation or law.
 

Service in a combat zone is not a benefit requirement.

Veterans who started their active duty after September 7, 1980 must have served at least 24 months or the full period for which they were called or ordered to active duty, with at least 1 day during wartime, or were an officer and started their active duty after October 16, 1981 and weren’t previously on active duty for at least 24 months.

At Adult Alternative Home Care Services, our caregivers are here to provide a wide range of home care services without sacrificing quality. Click Get Started or call 1-888-664-1769 today and learn more about all of our home care options.

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