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Virginia Veterans Care Centers — Long-Term Care Owned and Run by the Commonwealth

Va. Code §2.2-2001 provides for medical care centers for veterans OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE COMMONWEALTH, for Virginia-domiciled veterans under eligibility guidelines the Department of Veterans Services is required to establish. State-run long-term care is materially different from a private facility: the operator is the state and the guidelines are public policy rather than a business decision. WE COULD NOT ESTABLISH the facility names, the costs or the admissions process from the sources reviewed — the DVS site did not yield them — so this record points you at the department rather than pretending to details it does not have.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Va. Code §2.2-2001 provides for medical care centers for veterans OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE COMMONWEALTH, for Virginia-domiciled veterans under eligibility guidelines the Department of Veterans Services is required to establish. State-run long-term care is materially different from a private facility: the operator is the state and the guidelines are public policy rather than a business decision. WE COULD NOT ESTABLISH the facility names, the costs or the admissions process from the sources reviewed — the DVS site did not yield them — so this record points you at the department rather than pretending to details it does not have.

What it's worth: Long-term care at Commonwealth-owned and operated centers

  • The statute provides for medical care centers for veterans OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE COMMONWEALTH.
  • For VIRGINIA-DOMICILED veterans under eligibility guidelines DVS is required by Va. Code §2.2-2001 to establish.
  • FACILITY NAMES, COSTS AND THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS ARE NOT ESTABLISHED from the sources reviewed.
  • The DVS site did not yield those details when reviewed.
  • State ownership matters: the operator is the Commonwealth and the guidelines are public policy rather than a commercial decision.
  • Ask DVS directly — this record names the right office rather than guessing at the rest.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are in one of the groups this reaches.
  • You meet the Virginia domicile test.
  • Virginia veterans care centers.

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

  1. 1Contact the Department of Veterans Services and ask for the veterans care centers by name.
  2. 2Ask for the eligibility guidelines DVS is required to publish under §2.2-2001.
  3. 3Ask what a resident actually pays, and how that interacts with VA per-diem and with Medicaid.
  4. 4Ask about waiting lists at each facility — that usually decides the choice.
  5. 5Start the enquiry before care is needed. Admissions to state facilities are rarely quick.
Form
Enquiry to the Virginia Department of Veterans Services
File with
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Known gapWe know the statute provides for these centers and we do not know their names, charges or admission criteria. Rather than leave the topic blank we have published what is certain and pointed at the office that holds the rest.

Sources

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.