Charlotte Hall Veterans Home

Maryland state veterans home at Charlotte Hall, with skilled nursing and assisted living, for an honorably discharged Maryland veteran who is 62 or older, or disabled as determined by Social Security or VA.

Also called: nursing home, assisted living, Charlotte Hall, state veterans home, St. Marys.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse.

Where it applies

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MarylandState

Charlotte Hall is the state veterans home, run for the Department of Veterans and Military Families. It is in St. Mary's County at 29449 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. The phone is (301) 884-8171. It is not a VA medical center. The department eligibility list is an honorable discharge from full-time active duty, other than active duty for training, which since October 1, 2025 General Provisions section 1-109.1 reads to include a discharge the department finds eligible under the federal character of discharge rule in 38 C.F.R. 3.12, or one issued because of sexual orientation or gender identity, Maryland residence, and either age 62 or a disability finding from Social Security or VA. Certain reserve members who meet the residence rules can be admitted. Certain spouses who are not veterans can be admitted. The home can turn down an applicant for health, safety, or welfare. The admissions regulations also bar someone who needs acute care, has a continuing infectious risk to other residents, needs extensive psychiatric care, or is chemically dependent without a completed rehabilitation program. Residence can be shown in more than one way. The regulation uses 90 days in Maryland immediately before nursing-home admission, a Maryland home of record on the discharge paper, or a longer residence when the stay depends on a state subsidy for assisted living. Ask admissions which test applies to the bed. The home December 2025 fact sheet lists 318 skilled-nursing beds and 126 assisted-living beds. It lists assisted-living rates of $177 to $180 a day and skilled-nursing rates of $286 to $290 a day, depending on the room. VA per diem on that sheet, effective October 1, 2025, is $148.71 a day for nursing care and $64.19 a day for assisted living. A veteran rated 70% or more service-connected may be entitled to the full cost of nursing-home care. That is a payment rule, not the test for a bed. Confirm the rate with the home. The admissions page says availability changes daily. A rating under 70% does not, by itself, bar admission.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
Gate	Rule
Honorable discharge and Maryland residence	Admission requires an honorable discharge from qualifying service, Maryland residence, and age 62 or a disability finding from Social Security or VA. A 70% rating can change who pays for nursing care. It is not the admission test.
Nursing-care payment at 70%	The home says a veteran rated 70% or greater service-connected may be entitled to the full cost of nursing-home care. Confirm that with the home. It does not decide whether a bed is offered.

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Chapter 270 of 2025 (HB 699) Counted as honorable, for every state veterans benefit, a discharge the department finds eligible under 38 C.F.R. 3.12

Catalog reconciledEnactedScope changed

Signed 2025-05-06Takes effect 2025-10-01

Introduced Done, 2025-01-24, step 1 of 6
In committee Done, 2025-01-24, step 2 of 6
Passed one chamber Done, 2025-03-12, step 3 of 6
Passed both chambers Done, 2025-04-07, step 4 of 6
Signed by the governor Done, 2025-05-06, step 5 of 6
In effect Done, 2025-10-01, step 6 of 6

Expands benefits Counts as honorable, for every state veterans benefit, a discharge the department finds eligible under 38 C.F.R. 3.12.

Added General Provisions section 1-109.1(a)(3): with respect to any State program of benefits, rights, or privileges for a veteran, "honorable discharge" includes a less than honorable discharge where the Department of Veterans and Military Families determines the individual is eligible for State benefits under the federal character of discharge criteria in 38 C.F.R. 3.12. Items (1) and (2) already covered discharges for sexual orientation or gender identity. Effective October 1, 2025.

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Touches Md. Code, Gen. Prov. § 1-109.1

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