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Texas State Veterans Homes — Subsidised Long-Term Nursing Care
Ten state veterans homes offering long-term nursing care to veterans, their spouses and Gold Star parents. A veteran rated 70% or higher can generally live there at no cost.
Verified August 17, 2026
What this benefit is
Ten state veterans homes offering long-term nursing care to veterans, their spouses and Gold Star parents. A veteran rated 70% or higher can generally live there at no cost.
What it's worth: Long-term nursing care at well below market rates, or free at a 70% rating
- Shown as a range and excluded from your annual total: what you pay depends on your rating, your income and your VA benefits, and the VA subsidises much of the cost directly.
- A veteran with a 70% or higher service-connected disability can generally be cared for at no cost, medications included.
- Texas nursing care runs well over $70,000 a year privately, so the subsidy is among the largest amounts in this corpus.
Who is entitled to it
- You are a veteran, or a veteran's spouse.
- You need long-term nursing care.
- Your home is in Texas.
Not sure whether that describes you?
Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.
How to claim it
- 1Pick the homes you would consider — there are nine, in Amarillo, Big Spring, Bonham, El Paso, Floresville, Houston, McAllen, Temple and Tyler.
- 2Submit the VLB application for admission. Eligibility is assessed medically, financially and on military service.
- 3Apply before you need a bed. Availability, not eligibility, is usually the constraint.
- File with
- The Texas Veterans Land Board, or the home directly
- Documents you will need
- dd214 · va disability award letter · medical assessment
- No renewal needed
CorrectionWe published nine homes. The General Land Office now lists ten — the tenth is the Tuskegee Airmen Texas State Veterans Home at Fort Worth. The full list is Amarillo, Big Spring, Bonham, El Paso, Floresville, Fort Worth, Houston, McAllen, Temple and Tyler.
Worth knowingSpouses and Gold Star parents can be admitted too, which very little published guidance mentions. A spouse pays a different rate from the veteran.
Known gapRoom rates are published per home and change annually, and the veteran's own cost depends on rating, income and VA benefits. We publish the range and the 70% threshold rather than computing a figure we cannot stand behind for an individual.
Sources
- authority · published policyTexas General Land Office — Texas State Veterans Homes
- operating · formTexas State Veterans Homes — Application for Admission
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