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Missouri Veterans Homes Program
The
Missouri Veterans Commission Homes Program operates seven exemplary
Veterans Homes whose mission is to ‘honor and serve the Veterans
whose dedication and sacrifice have preserved our nation and its
freedoms’.
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The
Missouri Veterans Homes manage a total of 1350 beds
that provide long term skilled nursing care in compliance
with 157 Federal Department of Veterans Affairs regulations.
The Homes are located in Cameron, Cape Girardeau,
Mexico, Mount Vernon, St. James, St. Louis, and Warrensburg |
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Each
Missouri Veterans Home employs a licensed nursing home administrator,
has registered nurses on duty 24 hours per day, and provides
physician care; physical, speech, occupational and recreational
therapy; medications; cosmetology; maintenance, environmental
and social services, and dietary specialists.
Each home has a secured dementia unit that includes
a dining room, activity area and enclosed courtyard.
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The
monthly resident charge is calculated using a sliding scale based
on the Veteran’s ability to pay. Currently the maximum resident
charge is $1800 per month.
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To
be eligible for admission to a Missouri Veterans Home (RSMo Chapter 42), a Veteran during his or her lifetime must
have lived in Missouri
for 180 days, meet the criteria for Veteran status established
by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and require
institutional health care services. Eligibility and admission decisions are made
by a team comprised of the Administrator, Physician, Director
of Nursing, Social Worker, Veterans Service Officer, and other
professionals as needed. |
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For
an eligibility determination, questions about admission
to a Missouri Veterans Home, or to pursue volunteer
opportunities, applications and information are available
from any of the Homes. |
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