Vinalhaven Eldercare Services Vinalhaven Eldercare Services About Us Our Mission Vinalhaven Eldercare Services mission is to provide the opportunity for Vinalhaven elders to age in place in their homes in the community on the island to maintain elders connections to island traditions community and family to promote dignity safety health comfort and a respectable quality of life and to be a sustainable organization. Our History Vinalhaven Eldercare Services VES was formed in 1996 to help meet the needs of the elderly on the island of Vinalhaven. The initial focus of the organization was to provide transportation and enhance safety at home so that residents could remain in their island homes as long as possible. VES committed to raising funds for an onisland eldercare facility and in 2001 opened the doors to the Ivan Calderwood Homestead an eightbed facility serving residents of Vinalhaven.