BALTIMORE — About 1 in 7 senior citizens are veterans, and many of them arrive at this chapter of life — facing a challenge to get the care they need. Now, the Department of Veterans Affairs is ...

The VA began a medical foster program in 2002. In 2002, the Department of Veterans Affairs launched a medical foster program to provide additional care for aging veterans. Now, the program supports ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A new medical foster home program has been launched in the region, aiming to make a significant impact on local veterans. The initiative allows caregivers to open their ...

Family caregivers are devoted to keeping frail, older family members safe, comfortable and healthy. Foster homes have long served as community alternatives to institutions. A growing movement combines ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System will soon offer a new medical foster home program. It works just like foster care you typically associate with children, but for veterans.

Local caregivers can welcome veterans into their homes as family members to improve veterans’ quality of life and health through a Veterans Affairs program that’s new to the area. The Cheyenne VA ...

Angela Holloman fields questions among the chatter of children like it’s nothing. She readily hands a little girl a snack, reminds her to say “thank you,” and tenderly redirects a young boy to his ...

We draw from experiences, current research, and policy discussions to examine the importance of health care for kids aging out of foster care, highlight barriers to care, and describe how programs, ...