{"id":25991,"date":"2026-05-20T07:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25991"},"modified":"2026-05-20T07:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:47:33","slug":"the-power-of-spiritual-care-in-supporting-homeless-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25991","title":{"rendered":"The power of spiritual care in supporting homeless Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Source &#8211; news,va,gov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Veterans experiencing homelessness, recovery goes beyond just securing housing\u2014it also involves restoring meaning and a sense of purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a Veteran loses their home, the world around them often narrows down to a search for the basics, such as a warm bed, a hot meal and a shower. It\u2019s natural to assume a person must be fed and housed before they can even think about their spiritual and emotional well-being. But the reality is often the exact opposite.  Continue reading<a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/146753\/spiritual-care-supporting-homeless-veterans\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/146753\/spiritual-care-supporting-homeless-veterans\/\"> here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"54\" class=\"wp-image-20064\" style=\"width: 225px;\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png 418w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Notice:<\/strong>\u00a0The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source &#8211; news,va,gov) For Veterans experiencing homelessness, recovery goes beyond just securing housing\u2014it also involves restoring meaning and a sense<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[246,7],"tags":[981,87,245],"class_list":["post-25991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homelessness","category-veterans-benefits","tag-homeless-veteran","tag-veterans","tag-veterans-health-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25991"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25993,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25991\/revisions\/25993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}