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State Veterans' Nursing Home Site Selection Application <br />St. Lucie County and the City of Port St. Lucie are working together on an application to build the state's <br />7th State Veterans' Nursing Home in St. Lucie County. The following is a fact sheet on the County's <br />application process and proposed site: <br />■ The Florida State Veterans' Homes Program provides dignity and security for Florida veterans <br />and peace of mind for their loved ones. <br />• The closest existing State Veterans Homes to the Treasure Coast are in Pembroke Pines to the <br />south, Daytona Beach to the north and Port Charlotte on the west coast. A Veterans Home in St. <br />Lucie County would be perfectly positioned to serve a wide region of East -Central Florida where <br />no such Home currently exists. <br />• Service area for this facility (with estimated radius of 75-miles) incorporates all of St. Lucie, <br />Martin, Indian River, Okeechobee, and Highlands Counties, most of Palm Beach and Brevard <br />Counties and portions of Glades, Polk, Hendry, and Osceola Counties. <br />■ This region includes an estimated 211,647 veterans, 112,758 of whom are over age 65. <br />• State and federal funds will be used to build the facility. <br />■ County and City must provide infrastructure to property line and ensure that proposed site is <br />environmentally sound and ready for construction. 28-acre site at end of Tradition Parkway has <br />been selected <br />• Parcel must be rezoned to be compatible for nursing homes <br />• Will be state-of-the-art, 120-bed nursing home facility <br />■ Estimated building size of 100,000-125,000 square feet and $36.1 million construction cost <br />IN Will employ approximately 190 personnel, both state and contract personnel <br />• Will operate with an annual budget of over $7 million <br />■ Will generate millions in economic benefits <br />• Will increase retail sales from hotels, restaurants, additional services <br />• Will boost population due to loved ones expected to move here to live nearby <br />■ Will increase home sales, tax revenues <br />• Will attract nursing workforce from other areas of the state <br />■ Will provide training opportunities for nursing programs, internships <br />• Five-star facility would generate positive public relations for this region throughout the state <br />113 <br />