The Town of Rhinebeck Committee on Aging became aware of the "aging in place" concept in 2007 and joined with our neighbors from the greater Poughkeepsie area in exploring the possibility of creating something modeled on Boston's ground-breaking Beacon Hill Village. Distance and cost estimates essentially derailed the concept of just one organization in Dutchess County.
A 2011 survey by the Town of Rhinebeck Committee on Aging identified more than 70 Rhinebeck residents who were interested in learning more about the possibility of an aging-in-place organization for Rhinebeck. Led by our visionary founder Nina Lynch, a small group of Rhinebeck residents formed a not-for-profit organization and held many meetings and gatherings of interested persons.
The Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley provided fiscal sponsorship; we developed policies and procedures; the Frost Memorial Fund provided seed funding; we obtained insurance and established membership criteria. In 2013, Rhinebeck at Home launched with 40 founding members.