HealthCARE Resources
We created a list of healthcare resources to help families navigate the healthcare system within NEW JERSEY:
· Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged & Disabled (PAAD): https://nj.gov/humanservices/doas/services/l-p/paad/
· Medicare Savings Plan: https://nj-dhsas.my.site.com/njsave/quickstart
· Jersey Assistance for Caregiving Community: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/doas/documents/JACC%20brochure%20-%20Eng.pdf
· Personal Preference Program (family gets paid to care for Medicaid patient): Essex County Division of Senior Services, 900 Bloomfield Avenue Verona NJ 07044 | Phone: (973) 395-8375
- PBS Caring for Parents Resources: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/caringforyourparents/handbook/gettingstarted/index.html
within NEW YORK
· List of NYC Benefits: https://archive.nysba.org/Sections/Elder/MR_National_Healthcare_Decisions_Day/17_Benefits_for_Older_New_Yorkers_2016.html
· Personal Preference Program (family gets paid to care for Medicaid patient): https://freedomcare.com/new-york/
· Adult care facility: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dfta/index.page
· Supplemental Security Income (SSI): https://www.ssa.gov/apply/ssi
- List of FOOD pantries in NYC: https://www.foodbanknyc.org/get-help/
- PBS Caring for Parents Resources: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/caringforyourparents/handbook/gettingstarted/index.html