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Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.org
The non-profit Family Caregiver Alliance maintains this site which provides a wealth of practical information for caregivers and those interested in learning more about long term care.
415-434-3388 or 800-445-8106
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Garden State Elder Care
www.gardenstateeldercare.com
If you need home care or care management in Northern New Jersey, please contact our friends Kerry Boland, RN and Ethan Kassel, MSW, LCSW at Garden State Elder Care.
71 Valley Street
Suite 300B
South Orange, New Jersey 07079
973-378-9100
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Geriatric Care Managers Resource Guide and Directory
www.caremanager.org
The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (GCM) has developed a Geriatric Care Managers Resource Guide and Directory to assist consumers in finding qualified geriatric are managers. The list included in the directory is not an exhaustive listing of all the geriatric care managers throughout the country, but rather a listing of care managers who belong to GCM.
520-881-8008
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Greater New Jersey Chapter Alzheimer?s Assoication
www.alznj.org
400 Morris Avenue
Suite 251
Denville, NJ 07834
(973) 586-4300
Caregiver Hotline: 1-800-883-1180 (to top)
Medicare
www.medicare.gov
Description of benefits, and facility report card. Call 800-633-4227
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National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
www.gcmonline.org
The mid-atlantic chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers.
703-313-6114
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National Partnership for Women and Families
www.nationalpartnership.org
The web site of the National Partnership for Women and Families (formerly Women's Defense Fund) a non-profit, non-partisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
202-986-2600
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New Jersey Board of Nursing
www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm
Consumer guide to homemaker-home health aides published by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. A listing of agencies licensed and/or registered with the Division of Consumer Affairs Regulated Business Section is available at the Division of Consumer Affair's website.
973-504-6430
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New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
www.newjersey.gov/health/index.shtml
Assistance in locating a facility or physician. 800-367-6543
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New Jersey Geriatric Care Manager
www.njgcm.org
The New Jersey Geriatric Care Manager is a chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (GCM), which is an Organization of Practitioners whose goal is the advancement of dignified care for the elderly and their families. Our members are certified or licensed at the independent level.
520-881-8008
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New Jersey Offices on Aging
www.state.nj.us/health/senior/sa_aaa.shtml
A list of county offices responsible for local programs and information and referral.
877-222-3737
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U.S. Administration on Aging
www.aoa.gov
The U.S. Administration on Aging maintains this site which includes information on and links to many services for elders, as well as detailed information on the proposed federal National Family Caregiver Support Program.
202-619-0724
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