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Basic Information

A. Introduction to Caregiving

B. Caregiver Self-Help Tools

1. Daily Tasks Appraisal
2. Caregiver Self-Assessment
3. Home Safety Assessment
4. A Caregiving Record
5. Medication List
6. Key Documents
7. Support Groups

C. Frequently Asked Questions

D. New Jersey State Agencies

1. NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
2. NJ Department of Human Services
3. NJ Department of Community Affairs
4. NJ Department of Banking and Insurance
5. NJ Department of Transportation
6. NJ Department of Treasury, Division of Taxation

E. Educational Resources

1. Caregivers Guide
2. Caregivers Handbook
3. Caring Connections Newsletters
4. Red Cross Health & Safety Services
5. Caregiver Research

F. Health and Wellness

1. Arthritis Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
2. Diabetes Prevention Control Program
3. Medications Management
4. Nutrition Information
5. Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatmen
6. Exercise Program for People With or at Risk of Osteoporosis
7. Live Long, Live Well Walking Program
8. HealthEASE - Coordinated Health and Wellness
9. Coordinated Health Screening

G. The Aging Driver

1. NY State web page with driving tips for older drivers
2. A handbook for families concerned about their older driver
3. National Highway Safety - Older Road Users
4. AMA -Resources for patients & their caregivers (driving safety)
5. AARP 55 Alive - Close call self-test
6. Warning signs of unsafe driving
7. How to Reasonably Take Away the Car Keys

H. A Family Caregiver's Guide to Hospital Discharge Planning

I. Articles of Interest for Caregivers

Search for Resources by Location

A. Search for County Specific Resources

Resources and Services

A. Resources/Services

1. Introduction

B. New Jersey Care Management Services

1. New Jersey Ease
2. Private Geriatric Care Managers

C. Help with Bills and Finances

1. Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
2. Senior Gold
3. Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (HAAAD)
4. Veterans benefits
5. Tax help
   1. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
   2. Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
6. Housing
   1. NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA)
   2. Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
   3. Reverse Mortgages
   4. Rural Economic and Community Development
7. Utility Assistance
   1. Energy assistance (LIHEAP)
   2. Weatherization Programs
   3. Lifeline Utility Assistance Program
   4. NJSHARES
   5. Gift of Warmth
   6. Universal Service Fund
   7. Communications Lifeline (Telephone service)
   8. Link Up America

D. Help with Insurance

1. Reduced Auto Insurance Rates
2. Health Insurance Terms
3. Long Term Care Insurance
4. Medicaid
5. Medicare
6. Medigap Insurance
7. Social Security
8. State Health Insurance Program (SHIP)

E. Caring for Adults Living at Home

1. Programs and Services
   1. Statewide Respite Care Program (SECP)
   2. Adult Day Health Services
   3. Alzheimer's Adult Day Care Program
   4. Caregiver Assistance Program (CAP)
   5. Jersey Assistance for Community Caregivers (JACC)
   6. Assisted Living/Adult Family Care (AL/AFC)
   7. Community Care Program for the Elderly and Disabled (CCPED)
   8. NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Disability Services
   9. Adult Protective Services (APS)
   10. Community Choice Program
   11. Social Adult Day Services
2. In-Home Services
   1. Adaptive Devices
   2. Assistive Technology
      1. Assistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC)
      2. Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH)
      3. NJ Commission for the Blind
   3. In-Home Caregiver Education and Support Program
   4. Home delivered meals
   5. Meals on Wheels of America
3. Someone to help
   1. Homemaker Services
   2. Home Health Care
   3. Chore Service/Home modifications
   4. Hospice
   5. Respite Care
4. Telephone Reassurance
5. Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS)
6. Out of Home Services
   1. Senior Centers
   2. Congregate meals
   3. Health Promotion Programs

F. Caring for Adults Who Do Not Live at Home or Need Alternatives to Living at Home

1. Care Concerns & Complaints
   1. New Jersey Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)
   2. Health Care Complaint Hotline
   3. Medical Review Organizations (MRO)
   4. Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly (OOIE)
2. Independent Housing
   1. Senior Housing
   2. Independent Self-care
   3. Retirement Communities
   4. Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)
   5. The Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey (SHA)
   6. Housing Resources
3. Some Assistance Needed
   1. Assisted Living Facilities (ALF)
   2. Comprehensive Personal Care Homes (CPCH)
   3. Assisted Living Programs (ALP)
   4. Adult Family Care (AFC)
   5. Congregate Housing Service Program (CHSP)
4. Frequent or Fulltime Assistance and Supervision Needed
   1. Hospice
   2. Hospitals
   3. Long Term Care Facilities / Nursing Facilities
   4. Rehabilitation Hospitals

G. Disability Services

1. New Jersey Department of Human Services
2. Division of Disability Services
3. Division of Developmental Disabilities
4. Commission for the Blind
5. Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
6. Division of Mental Health Services

H. Grandparents and Relatives Caring for Children

1. Kinship Navigator
2. Other Caregiver Websites for Kinship Caregivers

I. Health Facility Lists

1. Assisted Living, Nursing Home, and other Long Term Care Settings
2. Acute and Ambulatory Care Facilities
3. Local Health Departments

J. Help for Adults Living in Other States

1. Elder Care Locator
2. Links to other state sites
3. Full Circle of Care

K. Transportation

1. Handicap Parking
2. Reduced Fare Program
3. Senior Citizen/Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program
4. Transportation Resources

L. Support Groups and Support Services for Caregivers

1. Counseling Services
2. Drug & Alcohol Services
3. Support Groups
   1. New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearing House
   2. Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
   3. Well Spouse Foundation
   4. Alzheimer's Support Groups
   5. Support through Veterans Benefits
4. Support Services
   1. Independent Living Centers
   2. County Offices for the Disabled
   3. Division on Disability Services

M. Legal/Regulatory

1. Estate Planning
   1. Conservatorship
   2. Guardianship
   3. Joint Ownership
   4. Office of the Public Guardian
   5. Living Trusts
      1. Revocable Living Trust
      2. Irrevocable Living Trust
   6. Living Will or Advance Directive for Health Care
   7. Power of Attorney
2. Legal Counsel for the Elderly
   1. AARP Legal Services Network
   2. Elder Law Attorneys
   3. Legal Aid
   4. Organ Donation Agreement
3. Regulations and Complaints
   1. Health Care Institutional Licensure
   2. Adult Protective Services
   3. Office of the Ombudsman
   4. Complaint Hotline

N. Other Caregiver Websites & Toll Free Numbers