Residents begin relocating with NC Veterans Home closing in Fayetteville
Dozens of veterans have already moved out of the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Fayetteville.
The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs announced Thursday that 38% of 85 veterans living at the 214 Cochran Ave. facility have already moved out.
The remaining veterans are due to move out by Feb. 1, 2024.
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs opened the Fayetteville home in 1999. Pruitt Health has the contract to operate the facility and has been doing so for the past 20 years.
A few weeks ago, the company released a letter saying it would be too expensive to make needed repairs the home.
"We're told there are structural problems and mold in the building that started when it was flooded during Hurricane Matthew," the company wrote in the letter. "So, the plan is to tear it down and build another. The process is going to take at least two years."
The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs said residents are still receiving "the necessary collaborative treatment from the Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital and the community."
"Each resident’s transition packet contains continuity of care, their choice of location, and transportation arrangement," the department wrote.
