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Medical Foster Care for Veterans

Maureen Harvie
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We learn how the VA Maryland Health Care Systemis offering some disabled veterans an alternative to institutional care; instead, up to three veterans move into the home of a full-time caregiver. Coordinator Nicole Trimble describes the delicate matchmaking process. And we hear from US Army veteran Peter Samaras, who moved in with caregiver Patrice Taylor six years ago.

Click herefor more information about the VA Maryland Health Care System's medical foster care program.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.