Veterans

Resources

The County Veterans Service Officers (CVSO) are usually your first contact to assist you with VA benefits and issues. View the list of Minnesota counties to contact your local CVSO.
State Soldiers Assistance Program
Veterans Resources under MinnesotaHelp.org

We Honor Veterans

We Honor Veterans is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs . Invites hospices, state hospice organizations, Hospice-Veteran Partnerships and VA facilities to join a pioneering program focused on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment.

Access the VA system

State information: Minnesota Dept. of veterans Affairs; Minnesota Veterans Homes
National information: National information

The Choice Program and the Choice Card

VA facilities in Minnesota
Contract Nursing Homes and VA Community Living Centers (updated quarterly)

For Providers

Ombudsman Office for Long-Term Care

The Ombudsman Office for Long-Term Care is a program of the Minnesota Board on Aging and advocates for person-directed living, throughout the health care continuum, which respects individuals values and preferences and preserves individual rights. Regional ombudsmen and volunteers work with consumers, citizens, nursing homes, hospitals, home care and social service agencies and public agencies to enhance the quality of life and services for individuals receiving health care and supportive services at home, in hospitals, in nursing homes and boarding care homes, and in other community settings such as housing with services (assisted living, customized living), adult foster care and adult day centers.

The office also works to enhance the quality of life and services for consumers by advocating for reform in the health care and social services delivery systems through changes in state and federal law and administrative policy.

Visit Website
Toll-free number: 1-800-657-3591 (TDD/TTY, please call 711). This toll-free number operates out of the state office.
Local phone number: (651) 431-2555
When calling for an ombudsman in any region, you will be directly transferred to that ombudsman.

Mail
Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
P.O. Box 64971
St. Paul, MN 55164-0971