A growing number of ordinary families across the U.S. are opening their doors and their hearts to elderly veterans to give them a loving home as an alternative to spending their remaining years inside long-term care facilities.
As TODAY reported, the medical foster home program, run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, offers aging veterans the opportunity to receive 24/7 care inside private homes where they can enjoy a family setting and perhaps even experience the sort of camaraderie they've missed out on in their lives.