VA LONG TERM CARE: Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions Limit Veterans’ Access to Non-institutional Care
May 2003 GAO Report to Congressional Requesters VA LONG TERM CARE: Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions Limit Veterans' Access to Non-institutional Care With the aging of the veteran population, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is likely to see a significant increase in demand for long-term care. In response to recent GAO findings that variation exists in availability of non-institutional services across VA, GAO was asked to update and expand its previous work to determine (1) whether veterans access to six non-institutional services is limited by service availability and restrictions on use and (2) if access . . .
