Category Veterans Homes
Yountville Veteran to Compete in World’s Largest Table Tennis Tournament
by Joshua Kiser, Public Information Officer, California Veterans Home – Yountville Dan Goodman, a resident at the Veterans Home of California at Yountville, will compete next June in the largest table tennis tournament in the world. He will participate in the World Veterans Championships, taking place from June 18-24, 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention […]
CalVet Newswatch
CalVet Newswatch brings you the latest veteran news from California and beyond, delivered weekly to your inbox and updated daily on CalVet Connect. Scroll down to view highlights of this week’s top articles, or click here to visit our full site. Exclusive: VA goes high-tech with Uber-like tracking center for veteran health care USA TODAY […]
Redding Veterans Home Celebrates Founder’s Day 2017
by Gary Moore, Public Information Officer, California Veterans Home – Redding Four years ago, CalVet opened the Veterans Home of California in Redding. Since that day, the management and staff have served the men and women veterans who live at the home and their families with the greatest of care, honor and appreciation.
Fresno Veterans Home Celebrates Four-Year Anniversary and 5-Star Rating
by Julie Cusator, Public Information Officer, California Veterans Home – Fresno Four years ago the Fresno Veterans Home welcomed its first two residents. Today, the facility is filled with 300 residents in assisted living, skilled nursing and skilled nursing memory care. The Home also employs close to 500 employees, who provide quality care for our veterans. Our […]
CalVet Newswatch
CalVet Newswatch brings you the latest veteran news from California and beyond, delivered weekly to your inbox and updated daily on CalVet Connect. Scroll down to view highlights of this week’s top articles, or click here to visit our full site. Napa County declares ‘new normal’ as crews beat back wildfires NAPA VALLEY REGISTER — […]
Work of Veteran Artists Showcased During Fleet Week
by Joshua Kiser, Public Information Officer, Veterans Home of California — Yountville Seventy-eight veteran artists share the limelight this week while their work is on display at San Francisco Fleet Week’s 5th Annual Veterans Art Exhibit. Service members from World War II to the present are represented, including 19 residents of the Veterans Home of […]
Eagle Scout Drew Johns Makes Lasting Mark on Redding Veterans Home
By Gary Moore, Public Information Officer, California Veterans Home – Redding Drew Johns is a high school student in Redding, Calif. And while his school mascot is a hornet, Johns has always dreamed of becoming an eagle. He recently achieved that dream, completing a major community service project that earned him the title of Eagle Scout […]
Keeping the West Los Angeles Veterans Home in Ship-Shape Condition
Maintaining the West Los Angeles Veterans Home is no small task. It involves the upkeep and repair for a six-building, 396-bed, state-of-the-art facility, including heating and cooling, plumbing, electrical and physical condition of the buildings. The team responsible for keeping the facility in top condition is the West Los Angeles Plant Operations Team. In an […]
Barstow Veterans Home Jumps to Four-Star Rating
Barstow, CA — The Veterans Home of California – Barstow today received a “Four-Star” rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a two-star increase from its previous rating. CMS created the Quality Rating System, from one to five stars, to help consumers and their families compare nursing homes. “Having CMS increase the […]
CalVet Introduces Telehealth Services at Veterans Homes
In medical fields throughout the world, doctors are able to see more patients and treat them more efficiently, thanks to on-screen appointments, interactive patient education and video engagement via a program known as telehealth. Recently, the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) brought this approach to three of its veterans homes in Yountville, Barstow and […]
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