Home-based Caregiving Outcomes Center to Improve Veterans’ Non-Institutional Care
Official title: Home Excellence Research and Outcomes Center to Advance, Redefine and Evaluate Non-institutional Caregiving (HERO CARE)
Funded at South Texas Veterans Health Care System · NIH-11474321 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A program to help Veterans and their caregivers receive better non-institutional support at home and in the community.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | South Texas Veterans Health Care System NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Antonio, United States) |
| Project start | October 1, 2024 |
| Project end | September 30, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2027 |
| NIH project number | 5I50HX002767-08 |
| Project ID | NIH-11474321 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Veterans and their unpaid caregivers who rely on home- or community-based care within the VA system.
✕Less likely to help
Care recipients who are not engaged with home- or community-based services may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This grant aims to use data-driven methods to tailor home and community-based services for Veterans, guided by both Veterans and their caregivers. The project will create shared metrics and a system to implement and spread best practices across VA operations. If successful, it could lead to more personalized, effective at-home care and better use of caregiver support resources.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: It could improve how home and community care is matched to each Veteran’s needs, potentially improving outcomes for both Veterans and their caregivers.
How similar studies have gone: Prior efforts show that caregiver-informed care planning can improve outcomes, but a comprehensive, VA-wide, data-driven approach is still developing.
Where this research is happening
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South Texas Veterans Health Care System
San Antonio, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Leykum, Luci — South Texas Veterans Health Care System
- Study coordinator: Leykum, Luci
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.