Construction is underway on a new Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise, a project state and federal leaders say will expand care and improve the quality of life for veterans living at the facility.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins joined Governor Brad Little, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, and state veterans officials on Tuesday to tour the construction site and highlight progress on the long-delayed expansion.
WATCH | Construction underway on new Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise
VA secretary tours Boise construction site of long-delayed veterans home
At the current Idaho State Veterans Home, 80 veterans continue to live while construction moves forward. Several told Idaho News 6 they’re looking ahead to the new facility…