Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Facility

​About Charlotte Hall Veterans Home

Charlotte Hall Veterans Home is Medicare/Medicaid certified and partners with PruittHealth to provide veterans with comfortable, high-quality care. It’s located on 126 acres in St. Mary’s County and has been in operation since 1985.

Services Offered

The Home offers a continuum of care incl​uding a 128-bed assisted living program, a 318-bed skilled nursing program, and memory care in secure units. The skilled nursing program has a 16-bed Women’s Unit. On-site amenities for all residents include:

• Barber

• Pharmacy

• Dental, optometry, podiatry 

• Physical, occupational, and speech therapy

• Veterans Service Officer

• Activity rooms, scheduled events and outings

• Lounges, library, and game rooms

• Computers with internet access

• Chaplain

• Outside walking trail, gazebo, and covered pavilions

• Transportation to and from DC VA Medical Center

• Robust activity program

• Resident council forum

Eligibility​

• A Maryland veteran who served on full time active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, other than active duty for training, and was discharged or released under honorable conditions.

• Certain members of a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces who meet the legal residence requirements.

• Certain Non-veteran spouses of eligible veterans to be admitted to Charlotte Hall.

• Maryland resident, at least 62 years of age or deemed disabled by either Social Security Administration or the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Cost of Care

The cost of care varies per veteran depending on their income and service connected disability rating. All veterans receive a per diem subsidy from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce their cost of care. The current US Department of Veterans Affairs per diem rates as of October 1, 2024, are:

• $144.10 per day for Nursing Home Care = $4,395.05 per month savings

• $62.20 per day for Assisted Living Care = $1,897.10 per month savings

• A VP1- 70% or greater Service Connected veteran may be entitled to the full cost of nursing home care.

A non-veteran spouse wishing to reside in assisted living must pay the full cost of their care, prescriptions, and ancillary services.

Assisted Living Cost of Care

For Assisted Living, veterans pay 9​​0% of their monthly net income (including social security, pension, annuity, retirement income, etc.) but not more than the full monthly cost. In most cases, veterans are permitted to keep 10% of their net monthly income as a spending allowance.

​The US Department of Veterans Affairs Per Diem is calculated as a credit to the monthly statement.  The balance between the per diem credit and the veteran’s monthly income is subsidized by the State of Maryland.

Nursing Home Cost of Care

​For Nursing Home, cost is based on the veteran’s personal resources, long-term care insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid (if eligibility requirements are met).

Highly trained staff are available to assist in understanding individual circumstances in relation to a payment for skilled and long-term care services rendered by Charlotte Hall Veterans Home.

VP1 – 70% Service-Connected Disability
A veteran rated 70% or greater with a service-connected disability may be entitled to the full cost of nursing home care.

Admissions

Take the following steps to apply to Charlotte Hall for yourself or on behalf of a veteran:

1. Make an appointment with the Veterans Service Officer (VSO)
   Call 301-884-8171 Ext. 5112. to make an appointment with Charlotte Hall’s VSO, Nicole Watson. VSOs assist with completing VA documents and reviewing benefits veterans may be entitled to.

2. Complete this application form
   Follow the instructions and use the checklist of materials to compile the necessary documents.

3. Send in application form
   Email your application form to Lisa Murphy at [email protected] or mail to the following address:
   
   Charlotte Hall Veterans Home

   Attn: Admissions
   29449 Charlotte Hall Road
   Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20622​