Missouri runs seven nursing homes providing long-term skilled nursing care at minimal cost: Cameron, Cape Girardeau, Mexico, Mt. Vernon, St. James, St. Louis and Warrensburg. Each has a licensed nursing home administrator and registered nurses on duty 24 hours a day, and provides physician care, physical, speech, occupational and recreational therapies, medications, cosmetology and barber services, medical and personal care supplies, social services, and maintenance, environmental, laundry and dietary staff.
Contact the admissions coordinator at the veterans home you want and complete the Missouri Veterans Home application packet.
Your DD214, documentation that you meet VA health care eligibility requirements, proof you have lived in Missouri for the 180 consecutive days before applying or that you own a residential home in Missouri, and medical documentation showing you need 24-hour skilled nursing care.
