Aging Martha News Today

To the Editor: Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard supports the West Tisbury older adult housing proposed for 401 State Road. The affordable housing crisis affects each of us in similar ways, and also in ways unique to our circumstances in life. For older adults on the Vineyard, the affordable housing crisis can lead to living in […]

The Trustees of Martha’s Vineyard Bank announced in a press release that it has provided more than a million dollars in grants to local nonprofits, including $1 million to the Island Grown Initiative for its new Island Food Center in Oak Bluffs.  The trustees announced the grants during a ceremony on October 11 at the […]

Navigator Homes passed another milestone after the Edgartown planning board unanimously approved the project on Tuesday. It now awaits state approval.  Navigator Homes plans to open its doors in the summer of 2025 and plans to begin construction in late summer 2023, according to Navigator Homes president and CEO David McDonough.  The project, set to […]

To the Editor: The West Tisbury Affordable Housing Committee deserves praise and a hearty “thank you” from the Island’s aging adult population as it unanimously voted to create new apartments that will allow older adults to downsize with a sense of community. Eighty percent of the units must have at least one resident who is […]

To the Editor: It is hard to imagine anyone more deserving of receiving the Vineyard Village’s Spirit of the Vineyard award than Paddy Moore. A decade ago, Ms. Moore knew that the Island’s aging adults would need a wide variety of services to ensure that they could continue to call the Island home.  The Healthy […]

To the Editor: The Martha’s Vineyard Bank Foundation’s recent gift of $10,000 designated for the GoGoGrandparent Program will make it possible for this pilot program of the Island-wide Transportation Coalition to continue to offer rides on the Island for aging adults. We appreciate the bank’s continuing support of these vital community programs.   The program, launched […]

A survey of older residents showed they perceive Howes House as a West Tisbury resource rather than an Up-Island resource, according to a presentation made by the Howes House building committee. The committee presented its focus study findings during a Wednesday, Nov. 2, morning meeting. A copy of the presentation slides are available on the […]

The American College of Rheumatology gave Massachusetts an overall “C” grade in its report titled “Rheumatic Disease Report Card: Raising the Grade on Rheumatology Care in America.” This is the overall grading more than half of U.S. states received from the organization.  This is an update from a report originally made in 2018. The report […]

The Howes House building committee plans to gather a focus group rather than relying on a survey to determine what folks want for the future of the building. The committee met Tuesday morning for the first time since its name was changed.  According to committee member Bernadette Lyons, the committee wanted to form a survey […]

Why are data so important to our community’s health? Who’s collecting them, and why? What college student, this writer among them, hasn’t winced at the thought of spending an entire semester collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data in their first statistics class? The topic of data collection can be off-putting for many who perceive it as […]