The map shows shelters available for homeless veterans
According to Veterans Inc. Veterans make up 1 in 4 of all homeless Americans.
There are four categories of Long Term Services and Supports listed below: Home and Community-Based Care, Residential Settings, Nursing Homes, and Geriatric Services.
Home and Community-Based Care supports your independence so you can remain in your own home as long as possible. You can receive more than one service at the same time. These programs may include:
For more information visit the Community Residential Care website
Residential Settings are supervised living situations that provide meals and assistance with activities of daily living. These settings include:
Nursing Homes are settings in which skilled nursing care, along with other supportive and medical care services, is available 24 hours a day. Nursing Homes include:
The map above shows the locations of various nursing homes available.
VA provides grants to Servicemembers and Veterans with certain permanent and total service-connected disabilities to help purchase or construct an adapted home, or modify an existing home to accommodate a disability. Two grant programs exist:
A temporary grant may be available to SAH/SHA eligible Veterans and Servicemembers who are or will be temporarily residing in a home owned by a family member
For more information and to apply visit the Housing Grant Website
Nationwide, legislation to lessen the financial strain on qualified disabled veterans stems from a six-year effort to reduce or fully eliminate property tax liability and now, more than half of the states in the U.S. offer some sort of exemption.
If you are a borrower and want to contact the VA Loan Guaranty Office regarding any aspect of your mortgage, please call 1-877-827-3702. Additionally, you may also contact your local Regional Loan Center for assistance and information regarding your VA loan.
VA helps Servicemembers, Veterans, and eligible surviving spouses become homeowners. VA Home Loans are provided by private lenders, such as banks and mortgage companies. VA guarantees a portion of the loan, enabling the lender to provide you with more favorable terms. Some of the loan benefit programs available are: