Better Services at Reduced Costs Through an Improved 'Personal Care' Program Recommended for Veterans
HRD-78-107
Published: Jun 06, 1978. Publicly Released: Jun 06, 1978.
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As part of outpatient care for veterans, the Veterans Administration (VA) operates a community care program in which veterans live in residences other than their own under VA supervision. Within this program, the personal care residence (PCR) program functions as an alternative to long-term institutionalization of psychiatric, medical, and surgical patients. In PCR, or foster home, a sponsor provides or arranges for personal care functions, and the veteran pays for his living arrangements. In fiscal year 1977, about 20,000 veterans lived in such homes.
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