8955 Department of Veterans Affairs
Program Descriptions

7000 - CARE OF SICK AND DISABLED VETERANS

CalVet operates eight licensed long term care facilities which provide affordable, quality long term care to all eligible veterans and their spouses. The Veterans Homes also provide therapeutic care and rehabilitative services to help increase activities of daily living and independent function. The primary objectives of these Veterans Homes are:

  • The Veterans Home of California, Barstow offers skilled nursing, intermediate, and domiciliary care.
  • The Veterans Home of California, Chula Vista offers skilled nursing, residential care for the elderly, and domiciliary care.
  • The Veterans Home of California, Fresno offers skilled nursing, including memory care, and residential care for the elderly.
  • The Veterans Home of California, Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County (GLAVC), includes three main campuses: West Los Angeles (WLA), Lancaster, and Ventura. All three offer residential care for the elderly. The WLA campus also offers skilled nursing care, including memory care, and domiciliary care in the form of a transitional housing program.
  • The Veterans Home of California, Redding offers skilled nursing, including memory care, and residential care.
  • The Veterans Home of California, Yountville is the largest veterans home in the United States. It offers all four levels of care: skilled nursing, intermediate, residential care for the elderly, and domiciliary care. The skilled nursing also includes a memory care facility with a supervised environment.