U.S. Rep. John L. Mica held an emergency meeting of state VA and other leaders today, April 19th, at 3:30 p.m. in St. Augustine City Hall, where he tells Historic City News Editor Michael Gold that he wants answers regarding the delay in getting proper accreditation for the Clyde E. Lassen State VA Nursing Home.
Mica voiced his concern today to Veterans Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, “To resolve this outstanding matter and to prevent any further veterans from being turned away.”
The new Clyde E. Lassen State VA Nursing Home, which opened this past September, will help homeless veterans in the region and will also provide much needed counseling and long-term medical care for those who have served our nation.
“It is a shame that it has taken nearly seven months for the new state VA nursing home in St. Augustine to become fully accredited,” said Mica. “St. Johns County is home to over 17,000 veterans — and growing.”
The Lassen VA Nursing Home is a 95,508 square-foot, 120 bed nursing home, located at 4650 State Road 16 in St. Augustine. Mica says he is looking forward to receiving full accreditation at this vital facility which will provide some relief for those most in need as well as provide support for other over-stressed facilities in the region.
“While I am pleased with the implementation of this new facility, I am dismayed that bureaucracy is getting in the way of our nation’s commitment to our veterans,” Congressman Mica concluded.
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