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VA Says More Medical Foster Homes Needed for Veterans

J. Froelich
Alice McKiever, with spouse Earl and Tyler the poodle, operates a medical foster home in Lincoln.

Veterans unable to safely live independently due to functional, cognitive, or psychosocial impairment who prefer a non-institutional setting are being matched with medical foster families in northwest Arkansas for a negotiated fee. 

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.