Advocacy organization

AARP Virgin Islands

AARP Virgin Islands is the territorial office of AARP, a nonprofit membership organization focused on how people live as they age. The office works with older Virgin Islanders, family caregivers and community partners through advocacy, public information and local activities. Its published contact address is on St. Thomas.

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Organization profile

Organization type: Advocacy organization
Headquarters / base: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Geographic scope: U.S. Virgin Islands; territory-wide advocacy and community activities

Medical focus

Healthy ageingFamily caregivingOlder-adult wellbeingElder justiceLivable communities

Activities

AdvocacyCommunity educationCaregiver informationVolunteering

Population served

Adults aged 50 and olderFamily caregiversOlder adults and their families

Office and geographic scope

The official territorial page identifies a contact office at the Royal Palm Professional Building in Estate Thomas. Its activities concern the wider U.S. Virgin Islands, including St. Croix as well as St. Thomas. The local office is part of AARP; its address is not the national organization’s headquarters.

AARP Virgin Islands describes its work around advocacy, caregiving, healthy living, fraud prevention, volunteering and home and community issues. Its role centers on information, participation and public policy, rather than running a hospital or residential nursing facility.

Sources: [1], [2].

Caregiving and older-adult wellbeing

The office’s 2026 legislative agenda includes support for family caregivers, development of the caregiving workforce, nursing-home reform and protections against elder abuse and financial exploitation. It also addresses accessible housing and communities that make it easier for older people to remain in their homes.

Its caregiving resources bring together practical information and local material for people supporting relatives or other loved ones. These activities connect the office’s broader older-adult advocacy with health, care needs and the social conditions that affect wellbeing.

Sources: [2], [3].

Historical local healthcare connection

The retained Virgin Islands Medical Institute home page includes AARP Virgin Islands among its healthcare links. This records a historical reference to the territorial office, without establishing a current formal partnership between the two organizations.

Sources: [4].

Further health reading

Dementia

Dementia can affect memory and daily activities, making support for relatives important. This overview complements AARP Virgin Islands’ information for family caregivers.

Stroke

Families may help with daily routines during recovery after a stroke. This provides background for the caregiving resources shared by AARP Virgin Islands.