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Inside the planned nursing facility on Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road, there’s an odor of fresh paint and spackle as construction workers sand edges and anchor screws around an open floor plan. Outside, yellow excavators roam through what is expected to be a large, outdoor green communal area — now dirt with construction material. It’s all part … Read more

About a mile west of the post office on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, a new neighborhood is taking shape with a $68 million nursing home at its heart. Navigator Homes of Martha’s Vineyard will provide skilled nursing and rehabilitation care in five single-story buildings, with a total of 66 patients in private suites. In front … Read more

Navigator Homes of Martha’s Vineyard (NHMV) is pleased to announce its new strategic partnership with Alliance Health Management Services. Under a long-term management agreement, Alliance will oversee the operations of NHMV’s 70 bed Skilled Nursing Care Home in Edgartown. This collaboration represents a significant step forward in ensuring the highest quality of care for Martha’s … Read more

Edgartown, MA Dellbrook|JKS celebrated the groundbreaking of Navigator Homes of Martha’s Vineyard, a new skilled nursing facility, on August 5th. The project team welcomed public officials, including U.S. senator Ed Markey, Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah chief Ryan Malonson, USDA Massachusetts state director Scott Soares, project leaders, and the architect LWDA Design, to the site – … Read more

Hospital president Denise Schepici said that Navigator Homes has been eight years in the making and she read an Irish proverb to the crowd before thanking attendees. ‘It is in the shelter of each other that the people live,’ Ms. Schepici said. “…I look forward to seeing everyone next year at what I hope will … Read more

Senator Ed Markey retold his history with the project. ‘In 2022 I was approached by Martha’s Vineyard — could I help, with the Department of Agriculture, to fund a new set of facilities, not only for skilled nursing, but also for the workers on the Island, so that they would have a place to live?’ … Read more

Plans for a skilled nursing home and workforce housing took a step forward last week after Martha’s Vineyard Hospital officially transferred ownership of some of its land in Edgartown to Navigator Homes of Martha’s Vineyard. The two entities have been working to build a 66-bed nursing home on Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, starting site work in … Read more

Navigator Homes and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reached a milestone in an Edgartown project that will provide skilled nursing for seniors and workforce housing for employees. The two parties on Jan. 9 finalized a real estate transaction, according to Dukes County Registry of Deeds. Navigator Homes President and CEO David McDonough said the closing represented “two … Read more

Navigator Homes and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital announced that they recently closed a real estate transaction, making a ‘monumental milestone’ as part of the assisted living facility and workforce housing project. The transaction, finalized on Jan. 9, puts a portion of property at 490 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in Edgartown under Navigator’s ownership. It also allows for … Read more

Navigator Homes, the skilled nursing facility slated for Edgartown, cleared another hurdle Tuesday when the town’s board of health voted to approve revisions to the project’s wastewater plans.