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The Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette provides nursing and domiciliary care for any Hoosier Veteran with at least one day of wartime service. To qualify you must have been a resident of Indiana for at least three years. The Home is open to both veterans and their spouses. For more information write to the Home at: Indiana Veterans Home, 3851 N. River Rd., West Lafayette, IN. 47906-3762 or call (765) 463-1502.

Eligible Applicants

Indiana veterans who served at least 90 days, with at least one day of war time service, who received an honorable discharge;

Widow(er)s of eligible veterans, if married for 5 years, and not divorced;

Spouses of veterans now in residence at the Home.

Applicants should have been residents of Indiana for at least 3 years immediately prior to the date of admission (currently waiverable down to 1 year, when compelling medical or financial needs exist).

Eligibility Dates

World War I: April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918

World War II: December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946

Korean War: June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955

Vietnam War: August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975 (December 22, 1961 if veteran served in country)

Persian Gulf War: August 2, 1990 until cessation of hostilities, as determined by the United States Government.

The majority of Indiana Veterans' Home residents are aged 65 and over; however, there are a significant number who are under the age of 65.

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