O'Hara Senior Care Services, Inc. offers assistance to veterans and their surviving spouses to purchase home care. O'Hara Senior Care Services, Inc. will work individually with each prospective applicant to:
Each applicant will be prescreened to determine their overall eligibility, the amount of benefits they are entitled to, as well as whether they qualify based on a medical need.
O'Hara Senior Care Services, Inc. will work individually with each applicant to ensure all the necessary paperwork is filled out in its entirety and correctly. Along with the application, documentation of military service and medical expenses need to be gathered and submitted. It takes approximately 1 month for the VA to approve applications and 2 – 6 months to begin paying the pension.
Each applicant, based on their unique non-medical home care needs, schedules, and pension determination will be assigned a caregiver by O'Hara Senior Care Services, Inc. Each caregiver undergoes a thorough screening process including an in-depth interview, criminal and DMV background checks and numerous personal and employment reference checks.
O'Hara Senior Care Services, Inc. is a Payroll company. All unemployment taxes, worker’s compensation and social security taxes are paid by O'Hara Senior Care Services, Inc. and built into the price of our products. As well, income taxes are withheld for employees each week. Our service is all-inclusive and requires no additional reporting of wages by the client.
O'Hara Senior Care Services, Inc. takes responsibility for our client’s and our employees. We will remain continually in contact with our clients to make sure their needs are being satisfied. Additionally, we are in constant contact with our employees to ensure they have all the necessary tools and skills at their disposal to give the best possible care.
Each year our clients will need to reapply for this pension program. While it is not as rigorous as the initial application, O'Hara Senior Care Services, Inc. will work together with the client to ensure all paperwork is filled in properly and on time preventing any interruption in services.
The VA’s non-service connected disability – Aid and Attendance Pension – was designed to;
Included in the VA definition of non-reimbursed expenses are:
Veteran: $1,759.00 per month
Surviving Spouse: $1,130.00 per month
Veteran and Spouse: $2,085.00 per month
To qualify for this pension, the veteran;
Income limitations are based upon a combination of your monthly income (excluding VA Pension, Social Security Supplements and welfare payments), one’s reoccurring non-reimbursed medical expenses, and the amount of home care you purchase. For those with an income greater than the total pension amount, a partial payment may be required for eligibility. Not taxable income because it’s a disability pension.