Happy Update from Veterans' Housing - Yountville

I spoke to my contact at Yountville Veterans Housing, Dick Sutton, and received a positive update, plus answers to some questions that Bill had specifically asked.

1. Is there healthcare onsite at Yountville, or do veterans have to travel to VA Hospital in San Francisco for services? VA Clinics are onsite. Vets are assigned a primary care physician once admitted. If they need hospital care, VA contracts out to hospitals in Napa county (St. Helena and Napa). So, no travel to SF for healthcare.
2. What happens if the veteran dislikes his assigned roommate? They move vets around once they are there. If not a good fit, they move them. You are not expected to live with someone you dislike. There is a federal mandate to move double occupancy to single, so there is movement in this direction.
3. Are meals brought into the veterans' living units, or must they go somewhere (like to a mess hall)? For resident status vets, there is a shuttle bus that picks them up and takes them to meals at cafeteria. First level assisted living gets meals on wheel. Second level assisted living has food brought in. Many vets use motorized scooters to get themselves around.
4. Is the wait for admission (for vets whose status is "resident") still about a year? Good news -- they have just hired two new doctors to replace two who retired, so the admissions process is moving more swiftly than it was before. They used to admit 4-5 resident vets per month, and it's now moving toward 12-14 per month. Admissions for assisted living level vets are progressing more quickly, too.