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Bergen County Resources ARC- Adult Reach Center
Jewish Community Center on the Palisades, 411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Phone: 201-569-7900
Municipalities Covered: Tenafly Boro
Hours: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Services: An adult day care center providing providing multiple health and social services in a congregate setting. Facility provides a segment of time during the day or evening for the family/caregiver to engage in activities suitable to their personal needs. Transportation may be available.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Bergen County Bar Association, Inc.
15 Bergen Street, Lawyers Referral Plan
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-488-0044
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 10 AM to 3 PM Mondy through Thrusday
Services: A short application form must be completed by those in need of an attorney. A minimal fee is charged for the first 1/2 hour consulation. Pro bono or reduced fee legal assistance may then be available. Call the Bar Association for more information.
Resource Categories:
Legal Services
Bergen County Board of Social Services
216 Route 17 North
North Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
Phone: 201-368-4300
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday
Services: ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Helps vulnerable adults who are being subjected to abuse, neglect or exploitation & cannot fully protect or care for themselves. (*After hours service call 1-800-624-0275)
Resource Categories:
Legal Services
Bergen County Community Transportation
178 Essex Street
Lodi, NJ 07644
Phone: 201-646-3227
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Services: Provides a safe, trouble-free scheduled transportation system for the disabled, elderly and frail residents of Bergen County. (*Door to door service.
Resource Categories:
Transportation
Bergen County Division of Senior Services
One Bergen Plaza, 2nd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-336-7400
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 9 am - 4:30 pm
Services: New Jersey's 21 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) are responsible for developing comprehensive, coordinated systems of community-based services for older adults. They also serve as local representatives for the New Jersey Unit on Aging through the Division of Aging and Community Service, and implement various aging programs in all 21 counties of the State. This website is currently under constuction.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Legal Services
Area Agency on Aging
Medical Insurance
Bills and Finance
Nutrition Services and Sites
Caregiver Support Services
Specialized County Services
Counseling Programs
Tax Preparation Assistance
General Support Groups
Transportation
Hospice Programs
Utility Assistance
Housing Information and Assistance
VA Benefits
In-home Support
Bergen County Legal Services
Senior Law Project, 61 Kansas Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-487-2166
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM. Monday through Friday
Services: Provides free legal services to low income clients in civil cases, advises on all legal problems & represents clients before all courts & administrative agencies. SENIOR LAW PROJECT: Provides a no fee services program for senior citizens 60 years of age and older without regard to income. Information on legal rights and entitlements, legal counseling, eviction problems, as well as referrals to lawyers is available.
Resource Categories:
Legal Services
Bergen County Senior Care Center & Respite
Club for the Frail Elderly, 327 East Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone: 201-599-6177
Municipalities Covered: Paramus Boro
Hours: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Services: Provides multiple health and social services in a congregate setting. Provides activities suitable to their personal needs. Transportation may be available.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Bergen County Transit Information Center
21 Main Street, Room 207W
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-336-6450
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Services: Provides all types of information regarding transportation in Bergen County.
Resource Categories:
Transportation
Bergen Family Center
L.I.F.E. (Living Independence for Elders, 44 Armory Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Phone: 201-568-0817
Municipalities Covered: Englewood City
Hours: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Services: An adult day care center that provides multiple health and social services in a congregate setting enhancing the daily lives of the program's participants and enabling their continued involvement in the community. Provides activities suitable to their personal needs. Transportation may be available.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
CHORE Program/Volunteer Center of Bergen County
64 Passaic Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-489-7790
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday
Services: Utilizes volunteers to do handiwork or minor houisehold repairs for seniors and the disabled.
Resource Categories:
Housing Information and Assistance
Center for Food Action
192 Demarest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Phone: 201-569-1804
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Services: Emergency utility assistance for those who have shut-off notices may be available. Operates The Statewide Emergency Food & Anti-Hunger Network (SEFAN). Clients must be referred by a social service agency or a clergy person. (Note: Emergency utility assistance & housing assistance are also available to prevent homelessness.)
Resource Categories:
Bills and Finance
Nutrition Services and Sites
Utility Assistance
Housing Information and Assistance
Communications Lifeline Service/Link-up America
c/o Bergen County Board of Social Services, 216 Route 17 North, Bldg. A
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
Phone: 201-368-4200
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Services: Affordable telephone service for qualified low-income residential customers or discount on telephone conection charges. (Only eligible, if you receive benifits from TNF, PAAD, Lifeline Utility Credit, Food Stamps, SSI/Medicaid, HEAP or general assistance.) You can also call Verizon direct 800-427-9977.
Resource Categories:
Bills and Finance
Day Away
Holy Name Hospital, 718 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: 201-833-3757
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Services: An adult day care center that provides multiple health and social services in a congregate setting enhancing the daily lives of the program's participants and enabling their continued involvement in the community. Provides activities suitable to their personal needs. Transportation may be available.This facility serves individuals and dementias. This facility also has a caregiver support group
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
ElderHostel
75 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110-1941
Phone: 877-426-8056
Website: http://www.elderhostel.org
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Services: Provides low-cost educational & travel programs for seniors to over 1600 colleges, universites & other eductional facilities in the United States & abroad.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Bergen County Community Action Program (BCCAP), 241 Moore Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-968-0200
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday
Services: Helps low income people meet heating and cooling costs (e.g., heating & cooling assistance). Assits eligible households with high energy bills. Other assistance includes: weatheriztion, insulation, storm windows/doors, caulking, etc.
Resource Categories:
Bills and Finance
JCC on the Palisades
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Phone: 201-569-7900
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday
Services: A variety of Health and fitness courses for seniors, including swimming.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Meals on Wheels Program
Bergen County Divison of Senior Services, One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-368-7420
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday
Services: Delivers a nutritious mid-day meal to homebound seniors, age 60 and older to maintain health through improved nutrition & enable seniors to remain in the community with independence and dignity.
Resource Categories:
Nutrition Services and Sites
NJ Fdn. on Dentistry for Person with Disabilities
PO Box 6020
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Phone: 800-995-0055
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Services: Comprehensive free ot low-cost dental care provided to people of all ages who, because of serious disability, advanced age or medical problems lack adequate income to pay for needed dental care.
Resource Categories:
Medical Insurance
New Jersey Transit Access Link
One Penn Plaza
Newark, NJ 07105
Phone: 800-955-2321
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Services: Provides transportation service to individuals with disabilities who are unable to use the local public bus system. All passengers must be deemed eligible. All eligible riders can access service for any local NJ transit bus route within 3/4 of a mile of a designated route.
Resource Categories:
Transportation
Northern Valley Older Adult Day Care
2 Park Avenue
Dumont, NJ 07628
Phone: 201-384-7734
Municipalities Covered: Dumont Boro
Hours: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Services: An adult day care center that provides multiple health and social services in a congregate setting enhancing the daily lives of the program's participants and enabling their continued involvement in the community. Provides activities suitable to their personal needs. Transportation may be available. This facility provides a caregiver's support group.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged & Disabled
One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-336-7400
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 9 am to 4:30 pm
Services: PAAD: A state-funded program to help New Jersey residents to pay for prescription medicines and certin pharmacy items. Eligible persons pay $5 for prescriptions.
Resource Categories:
Bills and Finance
Senior Care Centers of America
120 Commerce Way
Totowa, NJ 07512
Phone: 973-890-5888
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Services: An adult day care center that provides multiple health and social services in a congregate setting enhancing the daily lives of the program's participants and enabling their continued involvement in the community. Provides activities suitable to their personal needs. Transportation may be available. This facility serves individuals with early stages of Alzheimer's and dementias.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Senior Discount/NJ Transit Bus & Rail
One Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-336-7400
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday
Services: Seniors age 62 yers or people who have been determined disabled, are eligible to pay no more than one-half the regular one-way fare on all intrastate bus & rail routes into adjacent states(e.g. New York & Pennsylvania) Call the Division of Senior Services. (If you have a Medicare card, you shoud not apply & should use your Medicare card to receive reduced fares.)
Resource Categories:
Transportation
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-336-7400
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 9 am to 4:30 pm
Services: Senior Gold is a new prescription discount program for elderly & disabled New Jersey resident who do not qualify for PAAD. Senior Gold cardholders can have income up to $10,000 above the PAAD limits, and pay $15 plus 50% of the remaining cost for each prescription.
Resource Categories:
Bills and Finance
Senior Nutrtion Program
Bergen County Division of Senior Services, One Bergen Plaza, 2nd floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-336-7420
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday
Services: Provides a well-balanced mid-day meal, nutrition education & fosters social interaction at 27 senior centers located throughout Bergen County. All persons age 60 and older are eligible. Note: Senior Centers with an asterisk * offer a noon-time meal for which there is a suggested donation of $1.25. Reservation for the meal must be made one day in advance.
Resource Categories:
Nutrition Services and Sites
The Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center
at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, 10 Link Drive
Rockleigh, NJ 07674
Phone: 201-750-4238
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Hours: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Services: An adult day care center that provides multiple health and social services in a congregate setting enhancing the daily lives of the program's participants and enabling their continued involvement in the community. Provides activities suitable to their personal needs. Transportation may be available.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Valley Brook Center
South Bergen Mental Health Center, Inc. , 516 Valley Brook Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Phone: 201-935-3322
Municipalities Covered: Lyndhurst Twp.
Hours: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Services: An adult day care center that provides multiple health and social services in a congregate setting enhancing the daily lives of the program's participants and enabling their continued involvement in the community. Provides activities suitable to their personal needs. Transportation may be available. This facility serves individuals with early stages of Alzheimer's and dementias. This facility also has a caregiver's support group.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
YMCA of Bergen County
360 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-487-6600
Municipalities Covered: This county only
Services: Swimming, adult fitness, self-defense clsses: SMILE (Seniors Move in Light Exercise) - is a program of stretching & strengthening designed to keep the older dult fit. (Call for schedules & cost of registration/membership.)
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Statewide Resources Caregiver Resources - General Support Groups
PO Box 807
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
Phone: 800-792-8820
Website: http://www.nj.gov/caregivernj/resources/support.shtml
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday -Friday
Services: Provides information on caregiver support groups throughout New Jersey.
Resource Categories:
General Support Groups
Caregiver Resources - In home services
PO Box 807
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
Phone: 800-792-8820
Website: http://www.nj.gov/caregivernj/resources/serv_home.shtml
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday -Friday
Services: Resources page listing services for Adults at home.
Resource Categories:
Adult Day / Senior Centers
Nutrition Services and Sites
Caregiver Support Services
Counseling Programs
Housing Information and Assistance
In-home Support
Caregiver Resources - Insurance
PO Box 807
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
Phone: 800-792-8820
Website: http://www.nj.gov/caregivernj/resources/insurance.shtml
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday -Friday
Services: Provides information on insurance throughout New Jersey.
Resource Categories:
Medical Insurance
Caregiver Resources - Legal Services
PO Box 807
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
Phone: 800-792-8820
Website: http://www.nj.gov/caregivernj/resources/legal.shtml
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday -Friday
Services: Provides general information on legal services throughout New Jersey.
Resource Categories:
Legal Services
Caregiver Resources - Not at Home
PO Box 807
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
Phone: 800-792-8820
Website: http://www.nj.gov/caregivernj/resources/serv_nothome.shtml
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday -Friday
Services: Provides general information for caregivers of adults not living at home or needing an alternative living situation.
Resource Categories:
Caregiver Support Services
Housing Information and Assistance
In-home Support
Caregiver Resources - Bills & Finance(s)
PO Box 807
Trenton , NJ 08625-0807
Phone: 800-792-8820
Website: http://www.nj.gov/caregivernj/resources/bills.shtml
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday -Friday
Services: Offers assistance with a variety of financial situations: taxes, prescriptions, utilites, etc.
Resource Categories:
Bills and Finance
Caregiver Resources-Transportation
PO Box 807
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
Phone: 800-792-8820
Website: http://www.nj.gov/caregivernj/resources/transportation.shtml
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday -Friday
Services: Provides information on transportation programs throughout New Jersey.
Resource Categories:
Transportation
NJ Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
Saint Clare's Behavioral Health Services, 375 E. McFarlan Street
Dover, NJ 07801
Phone: 800-367-6274
Website: http://www.selfhelpgroups.org
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Services: Assists individuals to locate or to form any type of community support group.
Resource Categories:
Caregiver Support Services
Counseling Programs
General Support Groups
PAAD
PO Box
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 800-792-9745
Website: http://www.nj.gov/health/seniorbenefits/paadapp.htm
Municipalities Covered: All New Jersey
Services: PAAD (Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Aged and Disabled) is a program that assists eligible New Jersey residents to pay for their prescription medicines with a co-pay of $5.00 for each covered prescription. Enrollment in this program provides access to additional benefits.
Resource Categories:
Bills and Finance
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