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Council on Aging to launch community needs assessment; staff raise governance, staffing and funding questions
Summary
The Nantucket Council on Aging heard that a community needs assessment will begin this summer to map existing services and gaps. Staff described public‑health projects, a new deputy director appointment and early discussions about possible bylaw changes to expand the council’s authority and budget.
The Council on Aging met to review a new community needs assessment that staff say will combine focus groups, primary data collection and surveys to identify service gaps and support funding requests. The kickoff for stakeholder meetings is expected in late summer or early fall, and outreach will include the Nantucket Council on Aging, the Nantucket County Center for Elder Affairs and elder‑services providers.
Jericho Milley, who identified themself during the meeting as the newly named deputy director for health and human services, said contractors are still being selected for the assessment and that the survey…
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