Construction Plan

The Iowa Veterans Home has developed a plan to construct new buildings and renovate existing structures to facilitate a shift from an institutional environment to a more home-like atmosphere (household concept). These improvements will further develop three core principles the IVH has traditionally embodied:

 

Care

Implement a “Person Centered Care” environment with a facility design to focus on care resources around the individual resident.

 

Respect

Improve residents’ quality of life, privacy and dignity by providing more private bedrooms and baths, as well as provide access to natural light and temperature controls within each resident bedroom.

 

Choice

Provide direct access to the exterior at ground level for ease in mobility; construct new facilities to create a flexible and adaptable environment for the changing needs of the next generation of residents.

 

Funding from the State of Iowa and the Federal Veterans Administration Construction Grant Program was approved in 2008 to begin construction (broke ground Spring 2009) incorporating 15-person households where each person has a private bedroom, private bath and shower around a shared central living/dining/kitchen area. Both buildings are scheduled to open January 2012. The plan includes:

 

~ Construction of the 60-bed Fox Building with flexibility to accommodate the person centered care environment for a variety of programs and care levels; and

 

~ Construction of the 120-bed Ulery Building.

Aerial view - IVH Construction Plan 

 

Funding Summary

60-bed Fox and 120-bed Ulery Buildings

State Portion           Federal Match           Total

$15,639,272           $29,044,362             $44683,634

 

 

Artist’s rendition of pavilion exterior

 

 

Artist’s rendition of household interior (dining and kitchen area)

 

 

Artist’s rendition of household interior (hearth area)

 

 

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