ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
Application for Admission
Prior Versions No Longer Valid
CONFIRM ELIGIBILITY: ELIGIBILITY FOR QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
Persons, MALE or FEMALE, who served as members of the Armed Forces, at least one-
half of whose service was not active commissioned service (other than as a warrant
officer or limited-duty officer), are eligible to become residents of AFRH:
SELECT PRIMARY FORM OF SERVICE: Enlisted Warrant Officer (WO) Limited Duty Officer (LDO)
PLEASE SELECT ALL OF THE CATEGORIES THAT APPLY:
CATEGORY 1: Persons who are 60 years of age or over and were discharged or released from service in the
Armed Forces after 20 or more years of active service.
CATEGORY 1(a): Spouses may be admitted with sponsor veteran if the spouse was a covered beneficiary at
the time of the veteran’s retirement, within the meaning of section 1072(5) of title 10, USC.
Note: The spouse of an active-duty Retiree must submit proof of eligibility by providing a copy of the
marriage certificate showing that the couple was married at the time of the veteran’s retirement after
20 years of ACTIVE service and is a covered beneficiary registered with Defense Enrollment Eligibility
Reporting System (DEERS). Beneficiary spouses are not eligible to apply individually without the sponsor.
CATEGORY 2: Persons who are determined under rules prescribed by the Chief Operating Officer to be suffering
from a service-connected disability incurred in the line of duty in the Armed Forces.
CATEGORY 3: Persons who served in a war theater during a time of war declared by Congress or were eligible
for hostile fire special pay under section 310 or 351 of title 37, United States Code, and who are determined
under rules prescribed by the Chief Operating Officer to be suffering from injuries, disease, or disability.
CATEGORY 4: Persons who served in a women’s component of the Armed Forces before June 12, 1948 and are
determined under rules prescribed by the Chief Operating Officer to be eligible for admission because of com-
pelling personal circumstances.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
• Applicants must never have been convicted of a felony and are subject to a background check.
• Applicants must be honorably discharged or released from military service.
• Applicants with substance abuse or mental health problems are NOT ELIGIBLE except upon a judgement and
satisfactory determination by the Chief Operating Officer that the Retirement Home is able to accommodate
the person’s condition and that the person agrees to and abides by such conditions of residency as AFRH may
require.
• At the time of admission, all applicants must be PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
Specifically, they must be able to tend to their own personal needs, attend a central dining facility for meals,
keep all medical appointments and make reasonable decisions regarding own healthcare, finances, and safety
without assistance from others. If an increased level of care is needed after being admitted, assisted living, long
term care and memory care are available at both campuses.
• Applicants must maintain acceptable healthcare coverage in order to be eligible for residency. If eligible for
Medicare, it is required that residents have Part A, Part B, and Supplemental Coverage. Residents who are not
eligible for Medicare must either have a medical insurance plan which covers hospitalization, medical treat-
ments, durable medical equipment, prescriptions, and transportation; or they must have 100% healthcare ben-
efits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Pharmaceutical insurance is required at upper levels of care.
Residents in assisted living, memory support, or long term care will either need to acquire or have prescription
coverage in place.