Illinois Veteran Homes May Not Be Able to Feed Elderly Veterans?

Just another reminder, sometimes it is the fault of your local government.

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs says some food vendors suspending service at veterans homes
State Journal Register
By Doug Finke, State Capitol Bureau
Posted Sep. 23, 2015

The state's Department of Veterans' Affairs confirmed Wednesday that some food vendors for the agency's veterans homes have said they may have to suspend deliveries because of the state's ongoing budget problems.

The agency said it is working to find alternative suppliers to ensure that food service is not interrupted to the four homes the state operates.

"There are vendors who either have, or may have to suspend deliveries in the future," Veterans' Affairs spokesman Ryan Yantis said in a prepared statement. "For those vendors, alternate solutions have been identified to ensure the homes receive needed supplies and services to continue to provide care to residents."

Yantis said that includes finding other companies willing to supply the homes with food products. However, Sen. John Sullivan, D-Rushville, whose district includes the veterans home in Quincy, said that could prove to be difficult.

"I would think that would be a pretty difficult job of finding somebody if one company's not going to do it because they're not going to get paid," Sullivan said. "It's going to be difficult to find somebody else to come in and do the same job and still not get paid."
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