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  • Care for aging Veterans with a geriatrics specialty

    Care for aging Veterans with a geriatrics specialty

    Learn about available clinical careers specializing in geriatrics and extended care at VA.

  • Build a VA career caring for aging Veterans as a geriatrics specialist

    Build a VA career caring for aging Veterans as a geriatrics specialist

    As a geriatrics specialist at VA, your work will have a huge impact on Veterans as they come to rely on VA’s care as they grow older.

  • Care for the growing population of older Veterans as a geriatrics physician

    Care for the growing population of older Veterans as a geriatrics physician

    As the population of older Veterans continues to grow, VA is leading the way in the field of geriatrics, offering plenty of opportunity for physicians to find a career on our team.

  • Actions of geriatric and home care teams save Veteran’s life

    Actions of geriatric and home care teams save Veteran’s life

    Robley Rex VA Geriatric and Extended Care and Home Based Primary Care teams acted quickly to save Veteran in distress.

  • Six careers that support geriatrics and extended care at VA

    Six careers that support geriatrics and extended care at VA

    There are hundreds of opportunities, both clinical and nonclinical, in our geriatrics and extended care programs. Explore this expanding field.

  • Help Veterans cope with aging in a geriatric mental health career

    Help Veterans cope with aging in a geriatric mental health career

    As our population of older and aging Veterans continues to increase, the skills provided by geriatric mental health professionals are uniquely suited to VA.

  • Supporting VA’s geriatric mental health care needs

    Supporting VA’s geriatric mental health care needs

    Clinical Resource Hubs integrate care teams with VA Medical Centers to fill gaps in geriatric care, no matter the location.

  • High need for geriatrics professionals as number of aging Veterans rises

    High need for geriatrics professionals as number of aging Veterans rises

    With VA planning to expand several programs that allow aging [...]

  • VA geriatric scholar uses the power of story to improve patient care

    VA geriatric scholar uses the power of story to improve patient care

    VA's My Life My Story program helps spread local clinical innovations that improve patient care throughout the VA system.

  • New emergency room initiative for geriatric Veterans at VA North Texas

    New emergency room initiative for geriatric Veterans at VA North Texas

    To better improve care for geriatric Veterans, VA North Texas is launching a new initiative known as The Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department or EQUiPPED.

  • Receiving VA care from home via telehealth

    Receiving VA care from home via telehealth

    A Veteran explains how VA telehealth helps him stay connected to care from home through virtual classes and home-based support.

  • Cheyenne VA approves first medical foster home in its service area 

    Cheyenne VA approves first medical foster home in its service area 

    Cheyenne VA Health Care System approved its first medical foster home, giving Veterans a new long-term care option in a home-like setting.

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