The present-day focus of the Iowa Veterans Home--to provide professionally managed health care for aging veterans--began to emerge in 1890's with construction of the first infirmary. Six years later, a larger infirmary was built to satisfy the Home's increasing resident/patient population. Throughout the years, the Veterans Home continued to update the physical plan and provide the necessary clinical expertise to meet the ever-increasing health care needs for individuals admitted for care.
Today with veterans living longer and requiring a wide range of health care service, skilled care is an important service offered by the Home.
