The eastern nebraska veterans home (envh) in bellevue, NE, currently operates 30 domiciliary beds and 90 skilled nursing beds

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded a $12.2 million Project Grant to the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs under the Grants to States for Construction of State Home Facilities program (CFDA 64.005). The grant funding will support renovations and bed replacements at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue, Nebraska to enhance services for veterans. Specifically, the grant will replace 30 existing semi-private domiciliary beds with 24 private beds, renovate space to expand an adult day health care medical model program, and remodel an existing area to accommodate 30 new skilled nursing beds. The work supported by this November 4, 2022 award will improve housing and care options for veterans in the Bellevue area through targeted facility upgrades at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home.

Envh requests federal grant assistance to initiate bed replacement and renovation to the existing envh facility to accomplish three goals which would enhance services for veterans: replace the 30 semi-private domiciliary beds with 24 private beds; renovate the existing facility to provide space to expand services to veterans with an adult day health care (adhc) medical model program and remodel the existing domiciliary neighborhood to accommodate 30 new skilled nursing beds to meet the needs of veterans in the area.