Building Dementia Care Workforce in Virgin Islands
GrantID: 72824
Grant Funding Amount Low: $10,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $30,000
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Grant Overview
US Virgin Islands Workforce Requirements for Dementia Care Coordination The US Virgin Islands reports 14 active geriatricians and neurologists across St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John, creating a ratio of one specialist per 9,800 residents aged 65 and older. This distribution leaves St. Croix with two providers responsible for an island population exceeding 40,000, most of whom rely on ferry or air transport for specialty appointments on St. Thomas.
Workforce composition reflects heavy dependence on contract physicians from the mainland, with 60 percent of current dementia care providers holding temporary licenses renewed annually. The territory's two hospitals maintain memory clinics with combined capacity for 180 new evaluations per year against an estimated 2,400 residents showing measurable cognitive impairment. Transportation infrastructure consists of limited public transit and inter-island flights that add $150–$400 per round trip for patients requiring coordinated follow-up across islands.
Funding applications must address recruitment and retention of care coordinators through salary structures calibrated to local living costs, which exceed U.S. mainland averages by 35 percent for housing and imported goods. Unlike Puerto Rico programs, Virgin Islands proposals require explicit contingency plans for hurricane-season clinic closures, including satellite telehealth nodes with redundant satellite internet links. Local licensure rules mandate that care coordinators hold territorial certification in addition to any national credentials.
Readiness documentation includes letters of commitment from both territorial hospitals confirming 0.5 full-time equivalent allocation for dementia care navigation staff and integration with the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services case management system. These elements establish the operational baseline for coordination programs serving a dispersed island population with constrained specialist supply.
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