COVID 19 and Our State Veterans Homes

What You Need to Know Summary: With assistance from the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System and the State Lab, COVID-19 testing of all residents and team members at our Nevada State Veterans Homes took place between March and May. Currently, our State Veterans Homes are free of COVID-19. We have one employee still in quarantine after a positive test result. This employee was a non-clinical staff member who did not have contact with the residents.

The initial tests followed three positive test results of residents at the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home and one death of a hospitalized resident in March. Because of the scarcity of COVID-19 test kits nationwide, residents and staff of the Northern Nevada State Veterans Home were not able to be tested until late April at which time only one employee tested positive for the virus.

Status of COVID-19 Positive Residents: Our State Veterans Homes currently have no residents with COVID-19. Our last resident diagnosed with the virus was released from isolation by the medical director on April 29^th.

24-Hour COVID-19 Update Lines: NDVS has set up two COVID-19 Update Lines to conveniently provide the latest information to the community, supporters, residents and families of the Homes on a 24-hour basis. Simply call (702) 332-6705 for the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home and (775) 418-5026 for the Northern Nevada State Veterans Home. The lines are updated weekly on Tuesdays, or earlier should conditions change.

For More Information: You will find more resources, programs and information on our website at: https://veterans.nv.gov/, on the front page under Coronavirus Update. Or learn more about Nevada’s Response to COVID-19 by visiting: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/