New Jersey Senior Long Term Care Insurance Information & Resources

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services

The New Jersey department of aging provides elderly community services:

• New Jersey Nursing Home Ombudsman:
  Family member or friends of elderly residents in New Jersey's long- term health care facility can contact the NJ Long Term Care Ombudsmen about incidents of abuse, neglect or exploitation.
  The office investigates, resolves and/or refers complaints to the appropriate agency. Callers may remain anonymous. For more information call (609) 943-4023 or 1-877-582-6995.

• New Jersey Adult Protective Services / Elder Abuse Information
  Report abuse, neglect and/or exploitation of elderly New Jersey residents. Complainants may be clients, caregivers, family members, agencies or any interested or involved individuals. All information is made confidential.
  
  
• New Jersey Office of the Public Guardian
  State agency that makes legal, financial and healthcare decisions for individuals age 60 and older who have been determined by a Superior Court judge to be incapacitated. Tel.: 609-943-3519
  P.O. Box 812, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0812
  
  
• Information for Family Caregivers in New Jersey
  Site provides basic information about caregiving, links to community resources for caregivers and other caregiver resources and services available in New Jersey.
  
  
• New Jersey Long Term Care Options - Community Choice
  Community Choice helps senior citizens, persons with disabilities, nursing home residents and hospital patients explore various community-based alternatives to long term care in New Jersey, including: in-home services, housing alternatives, and community programs.
  
  
• New Jersey Medicare Counseling
  The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides free help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with, or questions about their health insurance. 1-800-792-8820
  
  
• New Jersey Housing Programs
  Provides services to low-income elderly persons residing in subsidized housing facilities in New Jersey. The services offered include: meals provided in a group setting, housekeeping, personal assistance and case management. 609-943-4060
  
  
• Adult Day Health Services in New Jersey
  Medically supervised, health-related services provided in an ambulatory care setting to persons who are non-residents of the facility.
  
  
• New Jersey Respite Care Program
  This program provides respite care services for elderly and functionally impaired persons to relieve their unpaid caregivers of stress arising from the responsibility of providing daily care. 609-943-3466
  
  
• New Jersey Alzheimer's Adult Day Services
  The New Jersey Alzheimer's Adult Day Services Program partially subsidizes the purchase of adult day care services for persons with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. 609-943-3475
  

New Jersey Area Agency on Aging

Some programs and services run by the New Jersey Area Agencies on Aging include:

• visiting nurse
• respite
• hospice
• adult day care
• legal assistance
• caregiver support
• meals provided in a group setting and delivered to the home
• information and assistance
• outreach
• transportation

More New Jersey Long Term Care Resources

Guide to Federal Programs For Older Persons

New Jersey Caregiver Assistance Program
Supplements the assistance an individual receives from his/her natural support network of family, friends, and neighbors as well as from community agencies and volunteer groups.

New Jersey Long Term Care Systems