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 Can someone help me on VA Home Health?
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11/09/17 03:28 PM
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Rhino68W
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My grandfather is a retired 20+ yr Army Vietnam Vet who is 100% disabled. He has been falling down a LOT lately. My grandmother just had ankle surgery and cannot help him up when he falls. Yesterday I had to drive to their apartment and help him up. He was laying in the same uncomfortable position he had fallen in for 45 minutes while I was en route.
Being that he is fully disabled from the VA, and also on medicare, is he eligible for a Home Health service of some sort? He lives here in Fort Worth now.
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Re: Can someone help me on VA Home Health?
[Re: Rhino68W]
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11/09/17 04:00 PM
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retdbasser
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Call the VA, They can tell you over the phone.
Prepare for the future-it will be here tomorrow.
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Herb Stein, who famously reminded us that “if something can’t go on forever, it will stop.”
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Re: Can someone help me on VA Home Health?
[Re: Rhino68W]
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11/09/17 04:31 PM
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Call his doctor. He should have home health care for a few hours a day.
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Re: Can someone help me on VA Home Health?
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11/09/17 04:33 PM
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Floon Swenson
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My dad is in the *exact* same situation and the VA sends home healthcare to his place for a few hours a day like Bruce was saying above.
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Re: Can someone help me on VA Home Health?
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11/09/17 06:13 PM
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Rhino68W
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Thanks y'all. I will start digging into it for him
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Re: Can someone help me on VA Home Health?
[Re: Rhino68W]
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11/09/17 08:23 PM
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Call the VA patient advocate
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Re: Can someone help me on VA Home Health?
[Re: Rhino68W]
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11/10/17 01:19 AM
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diesel_Power_House
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Send me a PM and Ill get you in contact with some one who can, and will get him squared away. I can also give guidance as to how to navigate the VA system and get you pointed in the right direction.
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Re: Can someone help me on VA Home Health?
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11/10/17 05:34 AM
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IIIMag
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Not to sidetrack this thread, but does VA provide any kind of home health assistance to widows of veterans?
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