Located on the site of the former Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the new Michigan Veteran Home at Chesterfield Township (MVHCT) is the first State Veterans Home to serve the southeast Michigan/Detroit region.

The state-of-the-art home was designed based on the US Department of Veterans Affairs Small House Design Guide. The Guide is a handbook that facilitates the cultural transformation away from care models that serve the needs of the institution and moves towards a resident centered model focused on the needs and preferences of the resident.

The home consists of four pairs of 16 bed houses, each pair of houses represents a 32 bed neighborhood for a total of 128 resident units. Each pair of the four approximately 29,000 sq. ft. neighborhoods connect directly to the 33,000 sq. ft. community center, the hub of the community. Each resident unit in the 16-bed house is a private room with en-suite bath. The resident rooms are generously sized and include bedroom space with a built–in writing desk, wardrobe, and sink. These private rooms are the gold standard for long term care and provide additional infection control protection by eliminating shared personal space.

Spacious common areas within each house include shared living, dining, and activity spaces. Each house features its own residential style kitchen serving only the residents of that house, the dining area has direct access to an adjacent secure outdoor courtyard. The community center is directly connected to all the neighborhoods and features clinic space, physical therapy, pharmacy, multi-faith prayer room, barbershop and salon, café bistro and gift shop.

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