Transcript Oregon State Veterans’ Home Public Information Forum

Oregon State Veterans’ Home
Public Information Forum
The Soldiers’ Home was created in 1893
November 25, 2008
5:30-6:30 PM
•Roseburg VA
1893 - 1930s
Partnership of
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Oregon State Department of Veteran Affairs
Douglas County
City of Roseburg
Veterans Services Office
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Umpqua Community College
* Roseburg VA, 1940s, today it is known as Building 17
Supporters
• Roseburg Area Nursing
Home Providers
• Zonta Club of Roseburg
• Roseburg Area Chamber of
Commerce
• City of Drain
• City of Canyonville
• Cow Creek Band of Umpqua
Tribe of Indians
• Mercy Medical Center
• City of Oakland
• Umpqua Community
College
• City of Sutherlin
• All Local Oregon State
Legislators
• Winston VFW Post 9745
• Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Winston
• American Women’s Veterans
Association
• Stewart Parkway Insurance
• Allstate Insurance
• Southern Oregon Warbirds
Association
• City of Winston
• UCAN
* Douglas County Logo
Supporters Continued
• Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
– Umpqua Valley Chapter 805
• Roseburg Economic Development Commissioner (Roger
Brandt)
• Umpqua Training and Employment (UTE)
• Avista Utilities
• Major General Marion E. Carl, Marine Corps League
Detachment 1089
• Fleet Reserve Association, United States Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard Branch 328
• Century 21, The Neil Company Real Estate (Neil
Hummel)
• American Legion Post #1052
• Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 539
• Military Order of the Cooties
* Douglas County Logo
Project Amenities
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Certified for 200-400 residents
100 Nursing beds
50 Alzheimers/Secure Unit
50 Assisted Living
Semi-private residential rooms
24-hour Nursing Care
Rehabilitation Services
Recreation Programs
Transportation
Dining Services
Chapel
Library
* Roseburg VA, 1950s – building 5
* Oregon Veteran’s Home
The Dalles, Oregon
Project Cost
• $40 Million
• 65% Federal
Funding
• 35% Local Match
($14 million)
* Aerial view of Roseburg VA, 2008
Proposed Location
State and Community
Investment/Benefit
• Community Investment: $14 million.
• Returns/Benefits to Community include:
1. Government business has a permanency that private
industry does not.
2. Wages for approximately 270 positions, Over
$7.8 million annually, based on payroll figures for the
State Veterans Home in The Dalles which employs
200.
3. Income to region: Approximately $6 will be generated
for each dollar spent = $48 million to our local
economy per year.
4. Increased income to local businesses.
5. Family living wage jobs averaging nearly $30,000 a
year
Project Benefits
* Roseburg VA, 2008
• Co-Located with Veterans Administration
Medical Center
• Accessibility to Interstate 5, Highway 138 and
Highway 42
• Creation of 200+ jobs (breakdown of type)
• Business opportunities for local service
industries
Current State Veterans Home
Workforce Statistics
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Administrator/Corporate Office - 9
Nursing/LPN/CAN/RCM/CMA - 129
Central Supply/Rehab - 3
Medical Records - 4
HR/Staffing - 4
Payroll/Accounting - 2
Housekeeping/Maintenance - 21
Dietary - 19
Social Services - 3
Activities - 10
Job Training
Dr. Blaine Nisson
• 125 First and Second Year Nursing
Students
• 220 Pre-Nursing Program Students
• 75 Certified Nursing Assistants
Annually
• Potential New Facility for Regional
Allied Health Training Center
* View of UCC from across the North Umpqua River
Approval Process/Next Steps
Mr. Jim Willis
• Project on Federal VA funding list
• Announcement - seeking sites
• Interested jurisdictions submit proposals:
– Necessary land
– 35% match in hand – deadline ?
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Secure 65% match from the VA
Statewide hearings
Site selection
Construction bid process
Start construction
This process
can take up to
two years
depending on
the ability to
secure Federal
matching funds
for construction
Thank you
Questions?
Send Written Comments To:
Douglas County Commissioner Joe Laurance
1036 SE Douglas Avenue, Courthouse Room 217
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
Email: [email protected]