Mental Health Services

Community Residential Care Program

• Interdisciplinary Care: inpatient/outpatient
• Clinical Case Management
• 24 hour emergency on call availability
• Psychiatric Care
• Primary Care (medical and nursing)
• Monitoring of medical and psychiatric conditions
• Medication supervision
• Self care supervision, if needed
• Provision of meals and laundry services

CRC Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who is eligible?
A: Any veteran who meets the eligibility criteria for VA care and whose individual needs could be met by the services provided

Q: Who pays for CRC placement?
A: The veteran residents pay for their own room and board from VA Compensation, VA Pension, Social Security, or other retirement or income sources.

Q: What if a veteran has limited income?
A: The CRC Program has an established standard room and board rate, but if a veteran has limited income, a sliding scale rate is utilized.

Q: How often does the VA review and certify CRC homes?
A: Clinical Social Work staff visit the CRC homes on a regular basis. Compliance with the program policy and guidelines are reviewed with sponsors during these visits and periodically through letters from the Program Manager. On a year basis, every CRC home is inspected by an interdisciplinary team to assure compliance with the Life Safety Codes, VA and local policy and standards of appropriate patient care.

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