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JUL 11, 2025
AARP VI in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (VIDHS) will bring our community stakeholder partners together for dialogue on the malady of elder abuse in the Territory of the US Virgin Islands. Guests include law enforcement officers, financial institutions’ staff, healthcare professionals, advocates, senior residential facility staff, and caregivers. The summit aims to support responders in swiftly identifying, intervening in, and resolving elder abuse situations.
JUL 8, 2025
On July 7, 2025 AARP VI State Director, Troy De Charbet-Schuster was invited by Senator at Large, Angel L. Bolques, Jr. to testify before Honorable Senator Ray Fonseca, Chair of the Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services and the Senators of the 36th Legislature. De Charbet-Schuster testified in favor of Bill No. 36-0003, an Act to Establish Nursing Home and Assisted Living Care Standards in the Virgin Islands.
JUN 25, 2025
Join AARP VI in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Social Security! Enter our "Win It Like You EARNED It" sweepstakes for your chance to win $1,000! Now, THAT'S cause for celebration!
JUN 20, 2025
Communities across the US Virgin Islands are getting a boost in their work to become more livable for residents of all ages.
Tracy Sanders, RN, MN, CNS
What started out in the Virgin Islands as a handful of AARP members interested in getting some sexy exercise has grown to over a couple dozen men and women who anxiously anticipate their Zumba Gold classes.
English Muchos de nosotros sabemos que el cuidado es una tarea difícil que puede ser físicamente tediosa, emocionalmente agotadora, e increíblemente exasperante. Los que saben estarían de acuerdo en que puede ser una de las cosas más difíciles que uno puede hacer durante su vida.
English Después de casi un año de la interacción con el senador de primera vez Kurt Vialet, el proyecto de ley de las Islas Vírgenes CARE, Aconsejar, Señalar y Posibilitar a los Cuidadores, fue aprobada por unanimidad por la Comisión Plenaria y se dirigió al gobernador para su firma a ley.
English El gobernador Kenneth E. Mapp se reunió con la Cámara de Comercio de Santa Cruz el jueves 11 de febrero para proveer las últimas noticias a los propietarios de negocios y personas interesadas sobre su visión, sobre logros en Santa Cruz, y para realzar algunos proyectos propuestos en Christiansted y Frederiksted. Se trataron los siguientes temas:
When I was younger I thought of the telephone as a piece of equipment solely used to talk with others. Gone are those days!
En Español After almost a year of interaction with first-time Senator Kurt Vialet, the Virgin Islands Caregiver Advice, Record and Enabling Act also known as the CARE Act unanimously passed the Committee of the Whole and went to the Governor for signature into law.
En Español Governor Kenneth E. Mapp met with the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, February 11 th to update business owners and interested individuals on his vision for St. Croix and to highlight some proposed projects or Christiansted and Frederiksted. The following topics were discussed:
In a tourist area like the Virgin Islands, where millions of people visit annually, Virgin Islanders are always at high risk for acquiring the latest version of influenza going around. And, influenza is known to be a rapid killer of those who are elderly, very young or immunosuppressed.
November 2015
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