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Gulfport Campus

Employment Opportunities at the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport, Mississippi. We are scheduled to open in October 2010. The majority of the hiring will be done in the July-Aug-Sep 2010 timeframe. Positions to be filled at    the AFRH-G will be advertised through USAJOBS www.usajobs.gov.
Contract opportunities to provide services will be through Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov.

For admissions information, contact the AFRH Public Affairs Office at 1-800-422-9988.

On August 29, 2005, the Mississippi Gulf Coast was enjoying the very best of times when a storm of monumental proportion turned her destructive fury towards the Mississippi coastline. As a result of Hurricane Katrina, we were forced to close the Gulfport Mississippi campus. The new Gulfport facility is scheduled to be completed in late 2010.

The 400-year old Graduation Oak that adorns our Gulfport grounds withstood the vicious winds and tidal surges. Today, it majestically stands as a powerful symbol
of the heart and humanity of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

Please click here for the most current updates about the Gulfport construction.

Washington Campus

Modernizing the Washington Campus
Established in 1851, AFRH-Washington has seen many changes in two centuries. Built on farm land atop a hill overlooking the US Capitol, the Washington campus has been home to thousands of former enlisted military. The buildings include historic quarters and facilities and the large more modern residences built within the last 60 years - LaGarde, Scott, and Sheridan buildings.

To keep pace with changing needs in senior care, like complying with the American Disability Act requirements, much-needed renovations will make our entire facility more vibrant and functional. Major renovations will begin on the Scott building.

The Scott building, the oldest of three operational dormitories, accommodates resident and guest rooms as well as chaplain offices, dining services, the library, the wellness center which encompasses both medical, dental, and eye clinics and resident services.

The modernization at the DC campus is on-going through a design-build of the Scott Dormitory (called the “Scott Project”) approved and funded by $5.6 million and $70 million in FY 2009 and FY 2010 respectively from the AFRH Trust Fund. This funding was approved in the FY 2010 budget.

Please click here for the most current Scott Project and Master Plan updates.