Oregon State Veterans’ Home

Public Information Forum

November 25, 20085:30-6:30 PM

•Roseburg VA Roseburg VA 1893 - 1930s1893 - 1930s

The Soldiers’ Home was created in 1893

Partnership of• Oregon State Department of Veteran

Affairs• Douglas County• City of Roseburg• Veterans Services Office• Veterans Administration Medical

Center• Umpqua Community College

* Roseburg VA, 1940s, today it is known as Building 17* Roseburg VA, 1940s, today it is known as Building 17

Supporters• Roseburg Area Nursing

Home Providers• Zonta Club of Roseburg• Roseburg Area Chamber

of Commerce• City of Drain• City of Canyonville• Cow Creek Band of

Umpqua Tribe of Indians• Mercy Medical Center• City of Oakland• Umpqua Community

College• City of Sutherlin

* Douglas County Logo* Douglas County Logo

• All Local Oregon State Legislators• Winston VFW Post 9745• Veterans of Foreign Wars, Winston• American Women’s Veterans Association• Stewart Parkway Insurance• Allstate Insurance• Southern Oregon Warbirds Association• City of Winston• UCAN

Supporters Continued• Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.

– Umpqua Valley Chapter 805• Roseburg Economic Development

Commissioner (Roger Brandt)• Umpqua Training and Employment (UTE)• Avista Utilities• Major General Marion E. Carl, Marine Corps

League Detachment 1089• Fleet Reserve Association, United States Navy,

Marine Corps and Coast Guard Branch 328• Century 21, The Neil Company Real Estate (Neil

Hummel)• American Legion Post #1052• Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 539• Military Order of the Cooties * Douglas County Logo* Douglas County Logo

Project Amenities• Certified for 200-400 residents• 100 Nursing beds• 50 Alzheimers/Secure Unit• 50 Assisted Living• Semi-private residential rooms• 24-hour Nursing Care• Rehabilitation Services• Recreation Programs• Transportation• Dining Services• Chapel• Library

* Roseburg VA, 1950s – building 5* Roseburg VA, 1950s – building 5

* Oregon Veteran’s Home * Oregon Veteran’s Home The Dalles, Oregon The Dalles, Oregon

Project Cost• $40 Million

• 65% Federal Funding

• 35% Local Match ($14 million)

* Aerial view of Roseburg VA, 2008* Aerial view of Roseburg VA, 2008

Proposed Location

State and Community Investment/Benefit

• Community Investment: $14 million.• Returns/Benefits to Community include:

1. Government business has a permanency that private industry does not.

2. Wages for approximately 270 positions, Over $7.8 million annually, based on payroll figures for the State Veterans Home in The Dalles which employs

200. 3. Income to region: Approximately $6 will be generated for each dollar spent = $48 million to our local

economy per year.4. Increased income to local businesses.

5. Family living wage jobs averaging nearly $30,000 a year

Project Benefits

• Co-Located with Veterans Administration Medical Center

• Accessibility to Interstate 5, Highway 138 and Highway 42

• Creation of 200+ jobs (breakdown of type)

• Business opportunities for local service industries

* Roseburg VA, 2008* Roseburg VA, 2008

Current State Veterans Home Workforce Statistics

• Administrator/Corporate Office - 9• Nursing/LPN/CAN/RCM/CMA - 129• Central Supply/Rehab - 3• Medical Records - 4• HR/Staffing - 4• Payroll/Accounting - 2• Housekeeping/Maintenance - 21• Dietary - 19• Social Services - 3• Activities - 10

Job TrainingDr. Blaine Nisson

• 125 First and Second Year Nursing Students

• 220 Pre-Nursing Program Students

• 75 Certified Nursing Assistants Annually

• Potential New Facility for Regional Allied Health Training Center

* View of UCC from across the North Umpqua River* View of UCC from across the North Umpqua River

Approval Process/Next StepsMr. Jim Willis

• Project on Federal VA funding list• Announcement - seeking sites • Interested jurisdictions submit proposals:

– Necessary land– 35% match in hand – deadline ?

• Secure 65% match from the VA• Statewide hearings• Site selection• Construction bid process• Start construction

This process can take up to two years depending on the ability to secure Federal matching funds for construction

Thank youQuestions?

Send Written Comments To:

Douglas County Commissioner Joe Laurance1036 SE Douglas Avenue, Courthouse Room

217Roseburg, Oregon 97470

Email: laurance@co.douglas.or.us