About Us
For more than a century and a half, veteran airmen, Marines, sailors and soldiers have enjoyed the finest lifestyles in their retirement. The tradition continues with both the Gulfport and Washington campuses of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, model retirement centers with facilities and services designed with our residents in mind.
Two campuses located in Gulfport, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. provide outstanding services and amenities that rival those found throughout the United States. For those who meet the eligibility requirements, there are no costly initiation or registration fees, and the monthly user fees are affordable.
VISION:
A retirement community committed to excellence, fostering independence, vitality and wellness for veterans, making it a vibrant place in which to live, work and thrive.
MISSION:
To fulfill our nation's commitment to its Veterans by providing a premier retirement community with exceptional residential care and extensive support services.
PERSON-CENTERED CARE:
Core philosophy
“Person-centered Care” is defined as the careful manner in which resident needs are considered while developing proactive plans of care and delivering meaningful services.
This concept recognizes that AFRH residents are active participants in guiding and charting their own lives. In order for person-centered care to be effective, everyone must identify and understand each resident’s individual needs, listen carefully to the resident’s expressed needs, and offer smart choices for consideration.
Resolution and negotiation between staff and residents will yield realistic actions taken within the scope of AFRH resources and capabilities—and highly personalized results. Our core person-centered “values” include: choice, dignity, respect, self-determination and purposeful living within the support structure of a caring environment.
Person-centered care does not imply all resident desires are to be met without regard to available resources and the organization’s ability to successfully meet their needs.
ONGOING PLEDGE:
The value of Person-centered Care extends well beyond development of a written plan. The way in which AFRH implements each plan is equally important. In order to ensure that our planning and service is truly person-centered:
- AFRH pledges to continually evaluate its policies, procedures and the delivery of person-centered care to ensure the spirit of the plan is deployed Agency-wide
- AFRH is committed to breaking down silos and barriers within the organization that inhibit or slow its comprehensive plan to achieve a person-centered Home
- AFRH will ensure that planning and implementation of this philosophy is in sync with policy and guidance provided by CARF, the AFRH accrediting organization
FUTURE GOAL:
Person-centered care will help AFRH achieve its Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles, which will ultimately make this a more vibrant and wonderful place to live and work.
- Person-centered
- Accountability
- Integrity
- One vision/one mission/one organization
- Workforce growth
- Honor heritage
- Inspire excellence