The Colorado State Veterans Homes are located throughout the state, from urban Aurora to rural Homelake. Click Here for the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home Site.
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The State Veterans Nursing Home at Fitzsimons in Aurora, Colorado opened on October 20, 2002. The facility has 180 operating beds, including a 21-bed Alzheimer's unit and a 24-bed rehabilitation unit. All facility beds are licensed for Medicare A.
The State Veterans Nursing Home in Florence , Colorado opened in January 1976. It has 105 operating beds, including a 14-bed special care/Alzheimer’s unit. The Florence facility was renamed as the Bruce McCandless State Veterans Nursing Home in October 2004 to honor a local Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
The Colorado State Veterans Center in Homelake , Colorado, originally known as the Soldiers and Sailors Home, opened in 1890. The center consists of a nursing home and a domiciliary. A new 60-bed nursing home opened in 1991. The domiciliary has 46 beds.
The State Veterans Nursing Home in Rifle , Colorado opened on June 6, 1987. It has a total of 89 operating beds, including a 12-bed special care unit.
The State Veterans Nursing Home in Walsenburg , Colorado opened on April 12, 1993. It has 120 licensed beds, of which 118 are operational. It has 100 beds on open units and 18 beds on a special care unit.
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