Palliative Aid — Answers & Guides

Plain, honest answers to the questions families actually ask. No sales pitch.

• Who Pays for Hospice Room and Board?

  Medicare covers the hospice care itself. Room and board is the gap families have to plan for.

• VA Aid & Attendance: The Benefit Most Eligible Families Never Claim

  Roughly $1,500–$2,700 a month, tax-free, toward care — and most eligible families never claim it.

• The Medicaid 5-Year Look-Back, Explained Gently

  Medicaid can pay for long-term care — but improvising around its rules costs families money.