United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-12-20 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-97-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-27 P0b002ee180380025 f:he97027 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-27 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-27 HEHS-97-27 Nursing homes Veterans benefits Data integrity Community health services Medical services rates Health care costs Health care cost control Patient care services Health resources utilization VA Enhanced Prospective Payment System HHS National Nursing Home Survey VA Veterans Integrated Service Network VA Homemaker Program VA Day Care Program VA Nursing Home Cost Study VA Decision Support System California District of Columbia Florida New Hampshire New York South Carolina Virginia Oklahoma City (OK) Kansas City (MO) Brevard County (FL) Medicaid Program National Survey of VA Community Nursing Home Program Practices Massachusetts Colorado Medicare Program Letter Report HEHS

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reported spending $1.6 billion in fiscal year 1995 on nursing home care for nearly 80,000 veterans--about 14 percent of the estimated demand by veterans for such care. VA provides nursing home care in its own facilities, contracts with community nursing homes, and pays state veterans' homes part of the cost to care for veterans. All veterans are eligible for nursing home care essentially on a first-come, first-served basis within VA's budget constraints. As the number of veterans aged 65 and older increases to 9.3 million by the year 2000, the demand for nursing home care will likely rise. The funds for VA nursing home care, however, are expected to be limited. This report provides information on the (1) distribution of veterans in VA, community, and state nursing homes; (2) costs to VA for these nursing homes; (3) factors affecting VA's use of community and state veterans' nursing homes; and (4) relative quality of the care provided by VA, community, and state veterans' homes. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-27/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-27.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-27/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-27.pdf GAO/HEHS-97-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-27 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-97-27; VA Health Care: Better Data Needed to Effectively Use Limited Nursing Home Resources; Nursing homes Veterans benefits Data integrity Community health services Medical services rates Health care costs Health care cost control Patient care services Health resources utilization VA Enhanced Prospective Payment System HHS National Nursing Home Survey VA Veterans Integrated Service Network VA Homemaker Program VA Day Care Program VA Nursing Home Cost Study VA Decision Support System California District of Columbia Florida New Hampshire New York South Carolina Virginia Oklahoma City (OK) Kansas City (MO) Brevard County (FL) Medicaid Program National Survey of VA Community Nursing Home Program Practices Massachusetts Colorado Medicare Program Title 38 Section 1741 38 U.S.C. 1741