
Wisconsin has three Veterans Homes that provide long term skilled nursing care for Veterans and their eligible Family members.
- Wisconsin Veterans Home at King
Phone: 715-258-5586, 888-458-5586Wisconsin Veterans Home at King Brochure - Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove
Phone: 262-878-6700, 866-NOW-VETS (866-669-8387) - Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls
Phone: 715-720-6775Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls Brochure
Some of the services provided at Wisconsin Veterans Homes are:
- Dental care
- Doctor visits
- Laboratory services
- Social worker services
- Medical transportation
- Mental health services
- Occupational, physical, respiratory, and speech therapies
- Skilled nursing care
- Social services
- Special Care units
- Religious services
- Family style dining rooms
- Housekeeping services
- Daily activities
Who is eligible for care at Wisconsin Veterans Homes? To be eligible for admission at a Wisconsin Veterans Home applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Veteran who served on active duty during peacetime for two or more years or the full period of their initial obligation, or
- Veteran who served on active duty for at least 90 days, one day of which must have been during a wartime period, and
- Received an honorable discharge
- Spouse of an eligible Veteran
- Spouse and Parents of Service member that was killed while serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces
- Wisconsin residency is not a requirement.
Admissions will be considered using the following priorities
- First Priority – Veterans
- Second Priority – Spouse of an eligible Veterans
- Third Priority – Spouse of a deceased Veteran
- Fourth Priority – Parents of Veterans that were killed while on active duty.
Within each of the admission priorities above applications will also be prioritized based on:
- First Priority – Applicants who have been Wisconsin residents for more than six continuous months prior to application
- Second Priority – Applicants who have been Wisconsin residents for less than six continuous months prior to application
- Third Priority – Nonresident applicants.
Wisconsin Veterans Homes Application for Admission
Wisconsin Veterans Homes, Eligibility and Admissions Webpage
Learn more about the Wisconsin Veterans Homes
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