Photographed above is the family of John R. Moses breaking ground at the site for facility named in honor of Moses, a former WWII veteran as well as secretary of the Wisconsin Deaprtment of Vertans Affairs from 1961-1982

A formal ceremony with federal and state officials took place on June 24, 2011 to break ground for a new Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) at the Wisconsin Veterans Home-Chippewa Falls (WVH-CF). The ceremony took place off of the National Guard Armory parking lot that is just past the actual construction site.

Initial phases of construction have already started on a 72-bed facility on the grounds of the Chippewa Falls Home, located at the Northern Wisconsin Center.
The initial plans for this Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls began with 2003 Wisconsin Act 102, which authorized WDVA to use specified funds for programs and facilities for veterans in northwestern Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs, in a building naming motion in April 2011, approved naming the new Skilled Nursing Facility in honor of former department Secretary John R. Moses.