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A Guide to Community-Based Long Term Care in New Jersey
It is important to plan now for long-term care needs you may encounter as you age. This on-line guide can help you make the right choices now for a secure future.
A Pocket Guide to Caregiver Resources in New Jersey [pdf]
If you help an older adult or an adult with a disability, then you are a caregiver and this guide can help you identify your needs and access resources in your community.
A Profile of New Jersey Older Adults Aged 60+ Years [pdf 586k]
This report by our Center for Health Statistics contains lots of facts and figures about our State's senior population.
Adult Protective Services [pdf 268k]
This program investigates reports of suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults living in the community. This link takes you to the program brochure.
Advance Directives
This site provides information on advance directives (a.k.a living wills) and includes forms you can use to make your wishes known.
Alzheimer's Adult Day Services
This program partially subsidizes the purchase of adult day care services for persons with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. This link takes you to the program fact sheet.
Are You A Senior?
This brochure [pdf 4k] describes what services or discounts you may be eligible for upon reaching certain milestone birthdays.
Blueprint for Healthy Aging in New Jersey
A comprehensive guide for local governments and leaders of health and aging service organizations interested in effective, low-cost senior wellness programs.
Community Choice
Most seniors and people with disabilities in need of long-term care services prefer to get help in their home or in a community setting rather that in a nursing home. This program helps individuals learn about and access those services. This link takes you to program brochures and fact sheets.
Congregate Housing Services Program
This program provides supportive services to individuals who are elderly and disabled residing in selected subsidized housing facilities. This link takes you to the program fact sheet.
Emergency Preparedness
This site has a number of good on-line publications including guides to public health and terrorism preparedness.
Federal Programs for Older Adults [pdf 540k]
This on-line publication provides an overview of many of the federal programs and services available to older persons.
Global Options (GO) for Long Term Care [English pdf 242k] [Español pdf 979k]
On January 1, 2009, three Medicaid-supported home and community-based service programs were combined to create GO. This consolidations improves access to a wider range of services for a greater number of seniors and adults with physical disabilities who meet the income, asset and nursing facility level of care requirements established by Medicaid. GO participants will have the options to hire and direct their own service providers.
GO Participant Handbook
- GO brochure [English pdf 242k] [Español pdf 979k]
- GO Handbook Cover Page [pdf 9k] [doc 42k]
- GO Handbook [pdf 71k] [doc 105k]
- GO Participant Enrollment Agreement [pdf 32k] [doc 57k]
Housing Options for Senior Citizens
This glossary includes 17 different types of housing arrangements available for older adults.
JACC (Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving)
JACC is a state-funded program similar to GO, but for individuals with slightly higher incomes. This link takes you to the program brochure.
Medicare Coverage Options
Click here to view charts on the various Medicare coverage options available in New Jersey.
New Jersey State Strategic Plan on Aging, 2009-2013
This U.S. Administration on Aging approved plan establishes priorities for meeting the needs of New Jersey's older adults.
Senior Centers in New Jersey
Senior centers are great places to meet for social, cultural and recreational activities. They often provide information and assistance related to local programs and many serve a nutritious mid-day meal.
Senior Nutrition Programs: Promising Practices for Diverse Populations
This directory showcases select nutrition programs from around the country that have launched innovative and creative strategies to increase participation by seniors of diverse populations.
Standing Tall Against Falls: The ABCs of Medications & Falls [pdf 131k]
Some medications increase your risk of falling and suffering serious injury or even death. Knowing these side effects and taking steps to prevent them are important ways to safeguard your health.
Statewide Benefits for Older Persons [pdf 590k]
This on-line publication is a guide to many of the programs and services offered to older adults by the State of New Jersey.
Statewide Respite Care Program
This program provides relief for unpaid caregivers by ensuring their loved ones are cared for while the caregiver takes personal time. This link takes you to the program brochure.
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