Panorama west from over Preston. Residents live in three pods — “neighborhoods,” they’re called. Each neighborhood bears the name of a southeast Minnesota county – Fillmore, Mower and Olmsted.
$35 million place for America’s local war veterans
PRESTON, Minn. The first residents of the new hilltop veterans home overlooking Preston have moved in. At full occupancy, the $35 million, 60,000-square foot skilled nursing facility will have 54 tenants. Among the first to move in was Walter Hanson of Preston, a Korean war veteran. It was his 91st birthday. Residents each have their own living quarters, which are organized into three 18-person pods. The pods are connected to a common dining area. Other spaces include a physical rehabilitation gym, a dental clinic, a hair salon. a spa, and a meditation room.