State Veterans Nursing Homes

Quality nursing and health care services are provided for Utah veterans with U.S. military service during peacetime or wartime. While wartime service is not a requirement for admission to the nursing home, wartime veterans with one day or more of wartime service, as recognized by state and federal laws, have top priority
A veteran's spouse or surviving spouse may also qualify for admittance to the Utah State Veterans Nursing Home, providing the marriage to the veteran occurred at least one year before the application. If you have any questions please contact the Utah Department of Veteran's Affairs at either
(801) 326-2372 or 1-800-894-9497.

Future Veterans Homes in Utah

Now that the Ogden facility is completed, veterans are turning their attention to two additional veterans’ homes planned for southern and central Utah. VA Grants have been filed and approved, Construction RFP for the Washington County (Ivins) and Utah County (Payson) nursing homes is underway. In a state owned veterans’ home, the VA will pay for nearly one half the cost of care for the resident. In certain instances the amount paid is 100% of the cost of care. This is only available to the veteran if he or she is residing in a state owned facility. They will be constructed utilizing the same basic model as the Ogden nursing home, incorporating the VA’s Culture Change concept in both. One significant change in these two facilities is that each room will be private and each room will have its’ own bathroom.