KY veterans centers gain comfort, lose capacity as they switch to single rooms

Kentucky’s state-run nursing homes for military veterans are making life more comfortable for residents by turning their double-occupancy rooms into single-occupancy suites, according to a new report.

But it comes at a cost: The larger units mean there are 235 fewer beds available statewide.

The Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee on Thursday heard testimony about the four veterans centers run by the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs in Perry, Jessamine, Hardin and Hopkins counties…

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