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Medical Foster Homes

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

Medical Foster Homes are private residences where the caregiver and relief caregivers provide care and supervision 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This caregiver can help the Veteran carry out activities of daily living, such as bathing and getting dressed.

  • Owner record: us/va-medical-foster-homes
  • Jurisdiction code: US
  • Frame: care_recipient
  • Review by: 2026-11-11
  • Also called: VA Medical Foster Home

Offering 1: residential_care

Medical Foster Homes are private homes in which a trained caregiver provides services to a few individuals.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "you need to be enrolled in Home Based Primary Care"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "a Home needs to be available"

Access route 1.1

  • Where: US
  • How: If a Medical Foster Home seems right for you, your VA social worker can help you locate one and assist with making arrangements.
  • Url: https://www.va.gov/geriatrics/guide/longtermcare/medical_foster_homes.asp
  • Phone: null

Evidence

  • /name: "## Medical Foster Homes" (source, capture 3f522bcb53c96cd60d21901604f55ea6692ad5d11ddaee9cfa95639a511a405e)
  • /caregiving_effect: "Medical Foster Homes are private residences where the caregiver and relief caregivers provide care and supervision 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This caregiver can help the Veteran carry out activities of daily living, such as bathing and getting dressed. VA ensures that the caregiver is well trained to provide VA planned care. While living in a Medical Foster Home, Veterans receive Home Based Primary Care." (source, capture 3f522bcb53c96cd60d21901604f55ea6692ad5d11ddaee9cfa95639a511a405e)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "Medical Foster Homes are private homes in which a trained caregiver provides services to a few individuals. Some, but not all, residents are Veterans. A Medical Foster Home can serve as an alternative to a nursing home. It may be appropriate for Veterans who require nursing home care but prefer a non-institutional setting with fewer residents." (source, capture 3f522bcb53c96cd60d21901604f55ea6692ad5d11ddaee9cfa95639a511a405e)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "Medical Foster Homes are not provided or paid for by VA. To be eligible for a Medical Foster Home you need to be enrolled in Home Based Primary Care, and a Home needs to be available. Services may vary by location. Your VA social worker or case manager can help you with eligibility guidelines for Home Based Primary Care and Medical Foster Home care." (source, capture 3f522bcb53c96cd60d21901604f55ea6692ad5d11ddaee9cfa95639a511a405e)
  • /offerings/0/access: "If a Medical Foster Home seems right for you, your VA social worker can help you locate one and assist with making arrangements." (source, capture 3f522bcb53c96cd60d21901604f55ea6692ad5d11ddaee9cfa95639a511a405e)