Sen. John Hoeven Questions Veterans Affairs Secretary on Potential for Additional Assisted Living in North Dakota

Study underway for second North Dakota Veterans Home

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Work is underway in Congress and Bismarck to advance a second North Dakota Veterans Home. The only one currently is in the southeast in Lisbon. Sen. John Hoeven is working with the VA and Gov. Kelly Armstrong for an assessment and study for a second veterans’ home in the northwest part of the state. “We are now working with the VA on an assessment and to look at another veterans’ home in that part of the state… we’ve em…

Sen. John Hoeven questions Veterans Affairs secretary on potential for additional assisted living in North Dakota

Senator John Hoeven is back in Washington, D.C. and is now talking about quality of life for veterans in North Dakota.

VA Sec. Collins supports building a veterans home in Northwestern North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins shares his support for plans to build a new veterans home in Northwestern North Dakota. During a hearing, Senator John Hoeven said the state has began a study and needs assessment. “I think it’s a bipartisan issue. Our aging population is going to need this,” Collins said. North Dakota’s only veterans home is in Lisbon. Hoeven says 20 percent of nursing homes in North Dakota take VA reimbursem…