Northern Nevada State Veterans Home Update

By Sandi TenBoer, NNSVH Marketing Director
It’s almost here!  The construction “punch list” of the new Northern Nevada State Veterans Home (NNSVH) is nearly complete.  The plan is for management to be in the building by this spring.

Following that milestone, there are State licensure and federal certification steps whichmust take place and take a couple months.  The State of Nevada Health Division is the primary licensing entity and will conduct a construction and facility inspection as the first step. The next step is a federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certification process. Finally, the federal Veterans Administration will conduct a certification survey.   All of these steps are required for the NNSVH to operate as a skilled nursing facility.

Once all steps are complete, the NNSVH will begin a gradual admission of residents concurrently with hiring staff for all the levels of care the home will be providing.

Potential residents must fit in three categories: veteran, spouse of a veteran or Gold Star Parent.  Please note, the VA requires that 75% of the resident rooms must be available for veterans.

Each resident must present a physician-documented “need of skilled nursing care” as well as be financially qualified to be eligible. Veterans must have a DD 214 and a character of discharge other than dishonorable. Cost of care is covered by several sources, depending on the individual: 70-100% service connected, private pay, Medicare or Medicaid, and/or long-term care insurance.

We thank everyone for their patience during the licensure and certification processes.  We, too, are excited and anxious to open the doors to begin caring for our Nevada Heroes.

For more information, please call 775 399-4921.