South Carolina Agape Senior Assisted Living and Hospice Help Veterans Secure Benefits
On December 8, 1941, the United States of America declared war on the Axis powers, one day after the horrific Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the next four years, the brave men and women of our armed services did whatever was needed to preserve our freedom. From the Battle of Midway to storming the beaches of Normandy and every battle in between, our soldiers persevered. On September 2, 1945, the final Japanese surrender was signed aboard the deck of the battleship Missouri, bringing an end to the war.
It is estimated that 16 million American men and women served in the military during World War II and that over 400,000 American personnel lost their lives in combat.
Anyone that was in the armed forces during the time of World War II and survived would today be in their eighties and nineties. This great generation sacrificed everything so that we could have a better life. Many of these same veterans today now need assistance in day-to-day living, but many believe that they cannot afford long-term care. Most of these brave veterans do not realize that they are entitled to a little known VA benefit that helps veterans, and their spouses, make long-term care affordable. Helping secure the VA benefits to which today’s senior veterans are entitled is a commitment that Agapé Senior takes seriously.
Each Assisted living campus has a Senior Solutions Advisor (SSA) assigned that can help facilitate the process. If the veteran is on hospice, the social worker assigned to the patient will be the one helping to secure benefits.
In 2010 Agapé Senior enlisted the help of Aaron D. Cantley, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and United States Marine, to help educate veterans in our local communities about the VA Aid and Attendance benefit. Aaron served in Iraq in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and was awarded the Air Medal, signed by President George W. Bush, on four occasions. Aaron is an Accredited Representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs and has a passion for helping to ensure veterans and their spouses are receiving the benefits to which they are entitled.
In 2011 every Agape Senior campus across the state of South Carolina will be hosting VA educational seminars. The seminars and the information presented will be crucial to understanding this important benefit. Jason Taylor, (SSA) for Conway, SC, stated the following about the seminar hosted at the Conway campus in 2010 “There were a significant number of veterans that did not know this benefit even existed and for some, the help could not have come at a better time. All veterans deserve to have someone fighting for them, after all the fighting they have done for us.”
The education of our veterans is an on-going and important process that can make an incredible impact on the quality of life of senior veterans needing assistance. If you or anyone you know would like more information about VA Aid and Attendance Benefit or a schedule of upcoming seminars for your area, please call 1 800-411-2427
Agapé Senior’s mission is to provide integrated health services to meet the needs of senior adults in a faith-based atmosphere. The company’s philosophy is based upon its commitment to provide the best quality care possible for members of our senior adult community. We are committed to participating actively in and around the communities we serve.
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