Peake: Grants Honor VA’s Commitment to Veterans
WASHINGTON – To make sure the state veterans home in Augusta remains a comfortable and safe residence for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is awarding a grant worth $2.2 million for improvements at the Georgia state facility.
“These grants honor our commitment to care for the men and women of Georgia who have served in uniform,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake. “Our federal-state partnership helps to provide comfortable and safe housing for Georgia veterans in a caring community.”
VA’s grants will cover 65 percent of the total cost of the projects. Total cost for the life patient and safety upgrades to the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home in Augusta are expected to total nearly $3.5 million.
The Augusta state veterans home is a 192-bed skilled nursing care facility located adjacent to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Augusta Medical Center.
In fiscal year 2007, VA spent nearly $2.2 billion in Georgia to serve more than 760,000 veterans who live in the state. VA operates major medical centers in Atlanta, Dublin and Augusta (a two-division facility: downtown and uptown) with outpatient clinics and Vet Centers across the state.
For more information on the Augusta state veterans home, please visit www.sdvs.georgia.gov or call (706) 721-2531.
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