In eBenefits, apply using the Veterans On-line Application (VONAPP) to complete and submit your application online. You can also submit a paper application. To do this, download and complete VA Form 22-1990, Application for VA Education Benefits and mail it to a VA Regional Processing Office.
But such care can be expensive, costing upward of $10,000 a month, according to the Health Affairs study. That puts hospices in a financial bind. Last year, the Medicare program paid a base rate of $151 per day to cover all routine hospice services, adjusted for geographic differences.
1 Adult day care. 2  The average cost per day is $61 (or $15,250 per year based on five days a week for 50 weeks). 3  The range was from $31/day (or $7,750 per year) to $130/day ($32,500 per year).4  Nursing homes. The average cost per day is $61 (or $15,250 per year based on five days a week for 50 weeks). 2  The range was from $31/day (or $7,750 per year) to $130/day ($32,500 per year).