United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Geriatrics and Extended Care

Home and Community Based Services

Home and Community Based Care are the programs and services that Veterans can receive in their homes or on an outpatient basis in their community.  All Veterans enrolled in the VA healthcare system are eligible for home and community based care.

Adult Day Health Care                                                                   Home Based Primary Care 
/GERIATRICS/images/elder_exercising_thumbnail.jpg Therapeutic day program.
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Provides long-term primary care to chronically ill Veterans in their own homes. 
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Homemaker and Home Health Aide                                    Hospice and Palliative Care
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Provides home and community based services to Veterans needing nursing home care. 
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Provides comfort-oriented and supportive services for Veterans with advanced life-limiting disease.
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Purchased Skilled Home Care                                                  Respite Care
/GERIATRICS/images/Wheelchair_thumbnail.jpg A professional home care service that VA medical centers purchase from private-sector providers.
Learn More 		 /GERIATRICS/images/hospice53_thumbnail.jpg Provides Veterans with short-term services in order to give the Veteran’s caregiver a period of relief from the demands of providing daily care. 
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Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Services
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Provide Veterans of all ages the chance to manage a budget and decide which services will best meet their personal care needs. 
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