Levels of Care

Independent Living - Domiciliary

Independent living settings are for residents able to perform activities of daily living with, at most, minimal assistance. Non-nursing staff provide supervision. Domiciliary residents have access to the Home's other levels of care and medical services.

Domiciliary Services are available at the Barstow, Chula Vista and Yountville campuses.

Residential Care for the Elderly

A Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) is available for residents who require minimal assistance and supervision with some activities of daily living. RCFE services may include care by licensed nurses. A future memory care program within the RCFE will provide a supervised environment for veterans with symptoms of memory loss, confusion or poor decision making.

Residential Care for the Elderly is available at Chula Vista, Yountville, West Los Angeles, Lancaster and Ventura. It will also be available at Fresno and Redding.

Intermediate Nursing Care

Residents in this care level often require licensed nursing assistance with medications and treatments, and generally require unlicensed nursing assistance with several daily living activities.

Intermediate nursing care is available at the Barstow and Yountville campuses.

Skilled Nursing Care

Skilled nursing care provides 24-hour services of licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants. It is more comprehensive than intermediate care. Skilled nursing residents have greater access to rehabilitation therapies, nursing care, pharmacy management, structured activities and clinical dietary services. A memory care program within this level of care provides a supervised environment for veterans with symptoms of confusion, memory loss, difficulty making decisions, solving problems or participating in conversations.

Skilled nursing care is available at the Barstow, Chula Vista and Yountville campuses, and will be available in at West Los Angeles, Fresno and Redding.

Additional Programs

Adult Day Health Care

Veterans participating in the Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) program are often candidates for admission to a skilled nursing facility, but have family support which permits them to remain at home. ADHC is a therapeutic program that allows veterans to remain outside the skilled nursing environment while providing daytime caregiver relief.

Currently, CalVet does not provide ADHC; it is planned to be available at Lancaster and Ventura.

Outpatient Clinic

An outpatient clinic serves residents who live in the RCFE or the Domiciliary neighborhoods. These clinics provide comprehensive multidisciplinary assessments as well as ongoing primary care. The clinics address the veteran's routine care needs or they will arrange visits with medical specialties as needed.

Outpatient Clinics are available at Barstow, Chula Vista, Yountville and West Los Angeles, and will be available at Fresno and Redding.

Levels of Care and Programs by Campus

  Barstow Chula Vista Yountville West LA Lancaster Ventura Fresno Redding
Domiciliary Services X X X          
Residential Care for the Elderly   X X X X X X X
Intermediate Nursing Care X   X          
Skilled Nursing Care X X X X     X X
Adult Day Health Care         X X    
Outpatient Clinic X X X X     X X
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Additional Information

Veterans Homes of California

  • Yountville - Located in the heart of scenic Napa Valley, the Veterans Home of California Yountville is a community of and for veterans.
  • Barstow - Located in the high desert of Southern California, off interstate 15 and midway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and only about an hour's drive from Ontario Airport.
  • Chula Vista - Located on a 30-acre site off Telegraph Canyon Road, adjacent to Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and located in coastal, urban Southern California.
  • Lancaster - The William J. "Pete" Knight Veterans Home of California–Lancaster is located in the picturesque high-desert area of Southern California, just off the Antelope Valley Freeway.
  • Ventura - Located near the gleaming California Pacific Ocean coastline, about an hour's drive northwest of Los Angeles, 35 miles south of Santa Barbara.
  • West Los Angeles - Located in one of the most famous counties in the world, the new beautiful home is the largest Veterans Home in the County of Los Angeles.
  • Redding & Fresno - COMING SOON! Information regarding our NEW Veterans Homes,