State Veterans’ Nursing Home Property Dedication Ceremony

Next date: Friday, January 09, 2026 | 01:00 PM to 11:59 PM

State Veterans’ Nursing Home Property Dedication Ceremony

Friday, January 9, 2026

1 p.m.

The Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Collier County Board of County Commissioners invite you to attend a State Veterans’ Nursing Home Property Dedication Ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Golden Gate Golf Course property (see attached map for parking and event location). Following the ceremony, a reception with community veterans will take place at VFW Post 7721 at 800 Neffs Way (near the intersection of Collier Boulevard and Pine Ridge Road).

Collier County is dedicating 23.59 acres of the Golden Gate Golf Course property along Collier Boulevard to provide skilled nursing services to veterans and workday respite services to their caregivers. The facility will also provide veterans with a wellness center, outpatient therapy services, and other veteran resources.

This ceremony will feature remarks by the Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Major General (ret.) James “Hammer” Hartsell and the Chairman of the Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Burt Saunders, featuring updated renderings of the long-term care campus.

For more information, please contact:

Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Steve Murray - Director of Communications and External Affairs for the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs at (850) 782-4312, or Steve.Murray@FDVA.FL.GOV.

John Mullins - Director of Communications, Government & Public Affairs for Collier County at (239) 252-2520, or John.Mullins@collier.gov.

Two or more members of the Board of County Commissioners may be present and participate in the event. This facility and property could be a topic of discussion and action at future Board of County Commissioners meetings.