Veterans nursing homes

The tragic deaths of eight nursing home residents after Irma knocked out their air conditioning has prompted the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to…

Lawmakers appear to have agreed on money needed to get a long-awaited state veterans' nursing home underway.

By its own analysis, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs calculates that Florida only has 20 percent of the VA-sponsored nursing home beds it needs to…

As Florida’s health care industry is growing, so too is the need for registered nurses and other medical personnel. The competition for qualified health…

Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday selected St. Lucie County as the site of the state's next nursing home for military veterans -- and…

The state has identified three communities in critical need of a veterans’ nursing home. Collier, Lee and Polk counties top of that list.Right now, there…

Today, the state will reveal the top five communities that may get a new, state-run nursing home for veterans.Florida currently operates six veterans’…