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I also need info on the HISA process. My husband is rated 100% service-connected disabled and he is a POW from WWII. He is 82. The occupational therapist that the VA contracted with to evaluate our house for safety said that he needs safety bars installed, toilet assistive devices (which we got free from a recycled health aides group), alarm monitors, and the addition of a shower for our half bath so that he won't have to be carried up stairs to the shower. We will turn our dining room into a bedroom since the bedroom is also upstairs. Converting the dining room won't cost anything. Adding a shower involves plumbing changes and moving a wall and toilet. His VA doctor added the notes to his file that said we need these adaptations as well. Now I'm not sure how to proceed. Does anyone have advise. The OT was told by the VA that the remodel grant process is very, very slow. My husband may not have a lot of time left. His muscles seem strong but his balance, coordination and breathing are very poor. How long does the HISA process take from application to decision? How long from the Aid and Attendance assessment exam until the VA Benefits board makes a decision? How much does Aid and Attendance pay for homebound? He already gets a pension for his 100% service connected disability. When I complalned to the doctor that I don't understand why the VA is willing to pay $300 per day for a VA contracted care facility but not willing to help me keep him at home, he told me that I was making the mistake of trying to apply logic to an illogical system. I am spending much more money each month than I have coming in and will go broke very soon. The person who helps me care for my husband is charging $15 per hour for a 12 hour minimum. If we use less hours, it is $20 per hour. I can't lift my husband. The VA tells me I can put him in the VA hospital for the rest of his life but that would be like returning him to "prison". He already spent time as a POW and I can't place him in the hospital, it would definitely be the end of him. Does anyone out there have a way to put some time effectiveness into both the Aid and Attendance decision and a way to fast-track the HISA application? Time is running out for my husband. Thanks for reading. Any and all advise appreciated. God, please save all of those who are suffering and have suffered for their country.