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.
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.
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AARP Virgin Islands Celebrates Older Americans Month by Offering FREE Movies for Grownups on May 29th. Karate Kid: Legends is Sure to Capture the Imaginations through Multiple Generations of Movie-Goers.
Troy De Chabert-Schuster, State Director for AARP Virgin Islands advocated for legislation that addresses critical issues affecting the USVI community: Bill 36-0021, which mandates that practitioners discuss specific information with patients before prescribing opioids, and Bill 36-0035, which establishes savings accounts for persons with disabilities.
AARP Virgin Islands met with Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett to Discuss the Future of Social Security, Medicare, and the Celebration of Social Security’s 90th Anniversary.