Good for you old valley guy. But, just a little information for you to digest. The wait list for getting into the home is quite lengthy, and it can take well up to 5-7 years to get through the door.
My folks both went through the system. Mom was born and raised here, and my Dad was raised here. To give you an idea of their age, I am "north of 60" myself. Dad was a veteran, and it took him a good six years to get through the door. Of the people that were there when they were alive, a good portion of them had been in this State for well over 30+ years. Regardless of pioneer or not, our elderly need facilities like the Pioneer, or in this case a Veterans home. They help form this country, and many were truly "Pioneers" in the State long before Alaska became a State. Others were most likely the same in the place that they came from originally. The State needs to get their priorities in a row. Bilking our seniors of a place to die with dignity isn't one of them.