Dedication/Ribbon Cutting - West LA Veteran Home

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Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for
Veterans Home of California – West Los Angeles
The first Veterans Home of California Built in the City of Los Angeles

EVENT: The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA), the California Department of General Services, (DGS), and the City of Los Angeles, invite the public to a Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the beautiful new Veterans Home of California – West Los Angeles.

DATE: Monday, June 14, 2010 – Flag Day

TIME: 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Veterans Home of California – West Los Angeles
800 Bringham Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Located on the grounds of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, north of Wilshire Boulevard

WHO: Representatives from CalVet, USDVA, DGS, the City of Los Angeles, elected officials, veterans, families and friends.
MASTER OF
CEREMONIES: Stan Chambers, award-winning pioneer Los Angeles news reporter and United States Navy Veteran.

BACKGROUND: CalVet currently operates five Veterans Homes of California located in Yountville (Napa County), Barstow (San Bernardino County), Chula Vista (San Diego County), Lancaster (Los Angeles County) and Ventura (Ventura County). CalVet is also working with contractors for building two new Veterans Homes of California in Fresno (Fresno County) and Redding (Shasta County).

The Veterans Home of California – West Los Angeles will cost approximately $187 million. Construction began in July, 2007. The 396-bed facility has three levels of care: an 84-bed Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) or assisted living; a 252-bed Skilled Nursing Facility; and a 60-bed Alzheimer’s/dementia, or “memory care” unit. The Veterans Home will employ approximately 600 staff.