BENEFITS FROM

VA NURSING HOME CARE

1. FREED UP OVER 1.25 MILLION DAYS OF HOSPITAL CARE BY PROVIDING 1.3 MILLION DAYS OF NURSING HOME CARE.

2. ONE MILLION SQUARE FEET OF SPACE HAS BEEN-- OR SHORTLY WILL BE-- MODERNIZED, EQUIPPED, AND FURNISHED TO ESTABLISH 4,000 NURSING HOME CARE BEDS AT A COST OF LESS THAN $10 MILLION.

3. IMPROVED STANDARDS FOR NURSING HOME CARE FACILITIES.

4. IMPROVED LIFE SITUATION BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE AND ENVIRONMENT TO DATE FOR OVER 5,000 VETERANS NEEDING NURSING HOME BENEFITS.

5. CONSERVED SCARCE HEALTH MAN POWER.