VA Is Making Efforts To Improve Its Nursing Home Construction Planning Process
HRD-83-58
Published: May 20, 1983. Publicly Released: May 20, 1983.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO analyzed the Veterans Administration's (VA) justification for each nursing home construction project included in its fiscal year (FY) 1984 budget request to determine whether it had fully considered local conditions and less costly alternatives.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator of Veterans Affairs should include information on local needs and resources and a discussion of the VA consideration of less costly alternatives, such as conversion, renovation, and greater use of community nursing homes, as part of the budget justification for each proposed nursing home construction project beginning with its FY 1985 budget request. |
The GAO review of VA FY 1985 budget justifications indicates that VA did not include accurate, up-to-date information on local needs and resources. A report on that finding was to be issued May 15, 1984.
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Facility constructionHealth care planningHospital bed countNursing homesPolicy evaluationProjectionsVeterans benefitsVeterans hospitalsConstructionVeterans