On Friday morning Apr. 30, at 11 a.m., Governor James E. McGreevey will cut the ceremonial ribbon marking the official opening of the Old Glory Wing at the Menlo Park Veterans' Memorial Home in Edison. This new, state-of-the-art addition to the modern residential care facility will provide special care to veterans suffering from Alzheimer's.  

    “This is a great moment for our state's veterans and it's a step in the right direction towards better serving our state's 650,000 veterans,” stated Joseph Brandspiegel, CEO of the Menlo Park Home.  “This high quality care center is exactly what veterans have earned by virtue of their patriotic service. We are extremely proud and honored to provide these additional services to the veterans who so bravely served us.”

    A new Menlo Park Veterans Home facility was completed several years ago to replace the previous, antiquated, 100 year-old “Old Soldier's Home”. However, the “Old Glory” wing was not opened primarily due to a shortage of qualified nurses that created a situation in which the facility could not meet Department of Health mandated staff-resident ratios