South Dakota Delays Move into Hot Springs Veterans Home

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs reports that move-in day for the newly constructed Michael J. Fitzmaurice Veterans Home in Hot Springs has been delayed.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Larry Zimmerman says the project is nearing completion but the department has a few issues it needs contractors to address before veterans can move in.

The 133,000-square-foot, two-story building will house 52 skilled nursing beds on the main level and 48 non-skilled or residential living beds on the upper level.

Zimmerman says the project is one that people of South Dakota overwhelmingly supported, and the department wants to ensure veterans have the care and support that is worthy of their sacrifice.

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