I've been helping my brother, who is a veteran, and his wife through her terminal illness. My brother is nearly blind and neither of them is capable of handling all but the most basic of their financial affairs. He is planning to move from his independent living facility to his daughter's home when his wife passes. How will this affect his VA Aid & Attendance Benefits and what steps does the VA require we take when his wife dies and he moves?
edit. Depending on dad’s health condition, it may be time to file for Medicaid for long term care. He can’t receive A&A and Medicaid at the same time.
I know from experience that the amount both he and his wife together are receiving will go down somewhat just by virtue of the fact that he is now the only one covered by the benefit package.
When my Dad, the veteran, passed away, I had to initiate the whole process again and refile all forms, and provide all proof of need for just my Mother. However, my Mom was still in the AL, so the need was still great. With your brother moving in with his daughter, she will need to have a lawyer compose a Caregiver Agreement stating the costs of her services and any variables in cost consistent with her dad's needs.
This entire process is very tricky, so it would be in your brother's best interest to engage a lawyer from the start.
Good luck with all of this, and I am so sorry that you all are experiencing such loss and turmoil. God Bless!