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January 8, 2008

Interim Nursing Home and Modernization at the Perry Point VA Medical Center

Nursing home patients recently relocated to a new building at the Perry Point Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, a division of the VA Maryland Health Care System.  Due to the aging infrastructure of the former nursing home building, a vacant building on the medical center’s campus was renovated to serve as a 55-bed replacement facility.  The replacement nursing home will serve as an interim facility until construction begins on a new state-of-the-art facility, which is currently pending congressional funding. 

 “Our nursing home patients were provided a seamless transition during the relocation process thanks to the cooperative spirit of VA employees and volunteers, along with the support of patient family members,” said Dr. Mark Heuser, Director, Geriatrics & Long Term Care Clinical Center, VA Maryland Health Care System.  “The VA employees and volunteers worked together with patient family members to assure that every aspect of the move was well coordinated and executed.”

The newly renovated nursing home provides enhanced patient privacy, spacious living areas, upgraded heating and air conditioning systems and enhanced safety and security features.  In addition to its numerous structural improvements, the new nursing home provides a unique “patient friendly” environment that includes the use of bright colors, wallpaper borders and plenty of natural light throughout the facility. 

Thanks to the incredible generosity of John Feeley, Jr., a former nursing home resident at the Perry Point VA Medical Center, every patient has their own flat screen television.  Mr. Feeley, a former resident of Colora, Maryland, bequeathed his entire estate to the Perry Point VA Medical Center following his death.  His generous contribution was used to purchase the flat screen televisions for the new nursing home facility to benefit his fellow comrades at Perry Point.