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PA Soldiers' and Sailors' Home dedicates
32-Bed Dementia/Alzheimer's Unit
ERIE,
Pa., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
Pennsylvania
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs today dedicated a
new, $8.5 million dementia/Alzheimer's unit
at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors'
Home.
"With the completion of this 32-bed dementia/Alzheimer's
unit, we mark another milestone in caring
for Pennsylvania's 1.1 million veterans who
have served so selflessly on behalf of all Americans," said
Maj. Gen. Jessica L. Wright, state adjutant
general.
"Now, all of the commonwealth's veteran's homes are able to
provide veterans who suffer from dementia or
Alzheimer's disease with long-term care in a
safe and secure environment."
The Pa. Soldiers' and Sailors' Home is under the direction of
Commandant Nancy Stevenson. Set on a 26-acre
campus overlooking Lake Erie, the home also
has 75 beds for nursing care and 100 beds
for domiciliary care. It opened in 1886 and
is located at 560 E. Third St., Erie.
DMVA also operates state veterans homes in Hollidaysburg,
Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Scranton and Spring City. The homes are available to
veterans who have served in the U.S. armed
forces or Pennsylvania military forces,
released from service under honorable conditions and are
residents of the commonwealth. A spouse or
surviving spouse of an eligible veteran is
also eligible for admission.
More information about Pennsylvania's state veteran's homes
is available at
http://www.paveterans.state.pa.us.
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