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If the veteran or veteran's surviving spouse is a patient in a nursing home, VA should automatically allow 12 months worth of nursing home costs to be applied as medical expenses. The patient will also automatically receive an aid and attendance allowance.
As of May 2010, the median pay for home health aides was $20,560 and demand for these workers is expected to increase 69 percent through 2020. As of May 2010, the median annual wage for nursing aides, along with orderlies and attendants, was $24,010.