Long Term Services and Supports

Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)

The Managed Long Term Services and Supports program (MLTSS) is a New Jersey initiative intended to provide a better way to help seniors and individuals with disabilities live at home for as long as possible. MLTSS also provides access to private duty nursing services for children requiring a skilled level of care. The program is designed to coordinate support services according to a participant’s needs. Participants will receive their primary, acute, behavioral, and long-term care needs through a NJ FamilyCare Managed Care Organization (MCO).

 MLTSS includes services such as:

  • Access to all NJ FamilyCare Plan A Benefits
  • Care Management;
  • Home and Vehicle Modifications;
  • Home Delivered Meals;
  • Respite;
  • Personal Emergency Response Systems;
  • Mental Health and Addiction Services;
  • Assisted Living;
  • Community Residential Services;
  • Nursing Home Care.

For more information about MLTSS, visit: www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmahs/home/mltss.html

Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

Provides frail individuals, age 55 and older, comprehensive medical and social services coordinated and provided by a team of professionals in a community based center and in their homes, helping program participants delay or avoid long-term nursing home care. To participate in PACE, an individual must be 55 years of age or older, require nursing home level of care but be able to live safely in the community at time of enrollment with the services of PACE, and reside in the service area of a PACE organization. You can leave a PACE program at any time. Six PACE agencies are currently operating in New Jersey and you must live in their coverage area to participate.

For more information, visit: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/services/pace

To apply, contact the PACE agency serving your area at the numbers listed below:

PACE Centers:

Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC)

Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC) is a program that provides in-home services to seniors, age 60 and over, who require a nursing facility level of care but wish to remain in their homes. JACC includes an array of services designed to supplement the assistance given by the individual’s existing network of family caregivers. Qualified individuals may have the opportunity to hire their own eligible family, friends, or neighbors to provide the care they need. By designing service plans uniquely tailored to the individual, JACC works to enhance the individual’s community care options. JACC also strengthens the ability of caregivers to continue in their vital role as primary support providers. Services available through JACC include the following: care management, personal care assistance, caregiver relief (respite), home modifications, special medical equipment and supplies, chore services, personal emergency response system, home delivered meal services, social adult day care, medical adult day care, and transportation.  JACC has a co-pay based on an individual’s income.

Individuals eligible for this program must:

  • require a nursing facility level of care, but wish to remain at home
  • not participate in other services that provide this type of care
  • meet financial guidelines for income and assets:
    • countable monthly income that is no more than 365% of the Federal Poverty Level ($3,881 for individuals and $5,244 for a couple in 2021) and
    • countable resources at or below $40,000 for an individual or $60,000 for a couple

For more information, visit:
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/services/jacc/

To apply:
Please contact your County Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC).

Statewide Respite Care Program

This program offers services to individuals needing care so as to provide a break (“respite”) to unpaid caregivers. Services can include adult day care, home care, companion services, campership, or a short stay in a facility. There is even a caregiver directed option, which allows the caregiver to pay for/be reimbursed for services or items that make caregiving easier.

Individuals eligible for this program must:

  • live in the community and require daily, basic care that is currently being provided by unpaid caregivers such as a spouse, family members or friends
  • not participate in other services that provide this type of care
  • meet financial guidelines for income and assets. There may be a co-pay based on income.

For more information, visit:
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/services/srcp/

To apply:
Please contact your county AAA/ADRC

Alzheimer’s Adult Day Services Program (AADSP)

This program offers financial assistance, based on the person’s income, toward attending one of the programs participating day services centers.

Individuals eligible for this program must:

  • have a qualifying diagnosis that includes permanent and progressive dementia
  • live in the community and require daily, basic care that is currently being provided by unpaid caregivers such as a spouse, family members or friends
  • not participate in other services that provide this type of care
  • meet financial guidelines for income and assets. There may be a co-pay based on income.

For more information, please visit:
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/services/aads/

To apply:
Please contact your county AAA/ADRC

Older Americans Act Funded Programs

This Division of Aging Services administers programs funded through the Older Americans Act. Services vary depending on county and consist of things like: home delivered meals, congregate nutrition programs, information and assistance, and screening for benefits. Some counties may have light home repair services or “handy man” services available. Eligibility for these programs is not based on income. Most programs are for individuals in need, age 60 and older, but some services are also available to caregivers of any age and to grandparents age 55 or older. To learn what services your county has available, call your County AAA/ADRC.

For a listing of your County AAA/ADRC, please visit:
https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/home/saaaa.html