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title: "Louisiana VA Aid & Attendance | Funding LTC Marketplace"
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description: "Louisiana has five State Veterans Homes and veteran property-tax relief. How Medicaid treats VA Aid and Attendance for eligibility and patient liability."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
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Louisiana · VA Benefits

# Louisiana VA Aid & Attendance

Last updated 2026-10-20

Aid and Attendance is a monthly add-on to a veteran's or survivor's VA pension, not a separate stand-alone benefit. The VA lists several paths to qualifying: needing regular help with activities like bathing, feeding, or dressing; being bedridden; needing nursing-home care because of a disability-related loss of ability; or meeting specific severe visual-impairment criteria.

A veteran applying from a nursing home also has to submit VA Form 21-0779. It's worth remembering that Aid and Attendance and Louisiana Medicaid are entirely separate programs with their own rules — an approval, denial, or award amount from one doesn't determine the outcome under the other.

Louisiana adds its own layer on top of the federal benefit: the state operates five State Veterans Homes and offers property-tax relief for qualifying veterans, both of which can factor into a family's overall care and funding strategy alongside Aid and Attendance.

## Sources and official resources

- [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Aid and Attendance and Housebound](https://www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/)
- [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Pension Rates](https://www.va.gov/pension/veterans-pension-rates/)
- [Louisiana Department of Health: Long-Term Care](https://ldh.la.gov/medicaid/long-term-care)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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