Armed Forces Retirement Home: Health Care Oversight Should Be Strengthened

Abstract

The Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH), an independent executive branch entity, operates two continuing care retirement communities (CCRC).1 It provides care in three settingsindependent living, assisted living, and a nursing homeand also operates a health and dental clinic for residents. The responsibilities of a CCRC generally include (1) appropriately transitioning residents from independent living to other settings as their care needs increase, (2) ensuring the availability of appropriate health services as residents progress to higher-level settings, and (3) ensuring residents access to community-based or on-site health care. The law establishing AFRH sets forth the framework for its oversight and management. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2006 required GAO to assess the oversight of health care provided by AFRH.2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 2007
Accession Number
AD1174106

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People

  • Kathleen M. King

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Biomedical

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  • Accountability
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  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • District Of Columbia
  • Enlisted Personnel
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  • Health Care
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  • Personnel Management
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  • Medicine
  • Political science

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