Home Based Primary Care

Idaho VA physical therapist and multidisciplinary Home-Based Primary Care team work together to provide treatment for older rural Veterans.

For Veterans who may not be able to visit VA facilities directly, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) provides solutions.

The South Texas VA hit the road with its No Veteran Left Behind Tour. A caravan of specialists brought information on VA services to over 2,000 senior Veterans.

Air Force Veteran Ken and his wife had retirement all planned out, until a stroke rocked their world. A VA program gave them the resources to stay in their home, despite Ken needing 24/7 care.

Veteran Bill Schenker received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in his home. He is enrolled in VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s Home-Based Primary Care program. As caregiver, his wife qualified also.

VA Voluntary Service has a new social prescription program: The Compassionate Contact Corps. Trained volunteers call Veterans who are lonely, socially isolated or would simply like to talk to someone.

Even though he can’t drive, Marine Veteran Kenneth Schmitt receives VA primary care through home-based primary care, which allows Veterans to remain at home as they face aging and chronic disease.

Home Based Primary Care, or HBPC, is a health care program unique to VA that offers primary care to patients in their home.