New Jersey Aging Statistics Resource Guide
The New Jersey Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in New Jersey. With an aging population and the average cost of care averaging between $25.00 an hour for home care to $11,650 a month for skilled nursing care, New Jersey is typically less expensive than the national average. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organizations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
New Jersey Key Statistics
- 22.7% of the New Jersey population is aged 60 or over with 11.1% of seniors aged 65+ living alone.
- Despite making efforts to reduce the income tax burden on retirees, with a very generous exemption for retirement income, it is one of the least tax friendly states for retirees, with the highest income tax set at 10.75% and an average property tax set at $2,530 per $100,000 in home value.
- 59.6% of certified nursing home beds were rated four or five-stars over a three-month period compared to a US national average of 47.3%.
- The median household income for a New Jersey senior (65+) is $51,492.
- 190,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in New Jersey.
Choosing Long Term Care in New Jersey
- New Jersey Home Care Agencies Directory: The average hourly home care rate in New Jersey is $25.00, making New Jersey less expensive than the national average ($22.50) for home care.
- New Jersey Adult Day Care Directory: The average cost of adult day care in New Jersey is $1,842 per month making New Jersey less expensive than the national average ($1,625) for adult day care.
- New Jersey Assisted Living Directory: The average cost of assisted living in New Jersey is $6,400 per month making New Jersey less expensive than the national average ($4,051) for assisted living.
- New Jersey Skilled Nursing Directory: The average cost of skilled nursing in New Jersey is $11,650 per month making New Jersey less expensive than the national average ($8,517) for skilled nursing.
New Jersey Senior Services
State of New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services
Address: PO Box 715, Trenton, NJ 08625-0715
Phone: 1-800-792-8820
Phone: 1-877-222-3737
New Jersey State Plan on Aging
New Jersey Elder Justice and Advocacy
- New Jersey Adult Protective Services (APS)
- New Jersey APS Fact Sheet
- New Jersey Adult Protective Service Providers
Phone: 609-588-6501
New Jersey Support for Caregivers
- Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC)
- JACC Program Brochure
- Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers
- Statewide Respite Care Program
New Jersey Senior Disaster Preparedness
New Jersey Health Care Fraud
New Jersey Senior Medicare Patrol
Address: 32 Ford Ave., Second Floor, Milltown, New Jersey 08850
Phone: 732-777-1940
Toll Free: 1-877-767-4359
New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- New Jersey Long Term Care Ombudsman
- LTCO Online Complaint Form
- New Jersey Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) Volunteer Advocate Program
NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Address: P.O. Box 852, Trenton, NJ 08625-085
Tel.: 1-877-582-6995
Fax: 1-609-943-3479
New Jersey Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver Programme
- NJ Medicaid
- The NJ FamilyCare Aged, Blind, Disabled Programs
- Emergency Payment Program for Aliens
- New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED)
- Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
New Jersey Medicare and Insurance Counseling
- New Jersey State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Local Offices
- NJ Save
New Jersey Elderly Nutrition & Wellness
- A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls
- Falls Prevention
- HealthEASE
- HealthEASE – Move Today
- HealthEASE – Health Education
- Project Healthy Bones
- The Blueprint for Healthy Aging in New Jersey
- HealthEASE Evidence-Base Programs
- Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance
- Take Control of Your Health
New Jersey Prescription Assistance
- Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged & Disabled (PAAD)
- Free Medications for Individuals with HIV/AIDS
New Jersey Senior and Healthcare Transportation
- 55 Kip Center Transportation
- ABBA Medical Transportation
- Able Medical Transportation
- Atlantic County Ventnor VA
- B&B Car Service
- Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation Senior Transportation
- Beacon of LIFE – A PACE Program
- Bell Medical Transport
- Belmar Reliable Transportation
- Bergen County Community Transportation
- Best Taxi Inc
- Borough of Fort Lee Transportation
- Brick Township Senior Transportation
- Briggs Transportation
- BurLINK Bus System
- Cape May County On Demand Services
- Caring Senior Service of Bergen County
- Carlstadt Senior Residents Bus
- Cherry Hill Township Senior & Disabled Residents Bus Service
- Chester Township Senior Transportation
- City of Trenton Transportation
- Colonial Coach
- Colonial Transport
- Crosstown Transportation
- DASH Public Transportation
- DeCamp Bus Lines
- Delaware River Port Authority
- Doctors Transfer Service
- Dumont Senior Citizen Bus Services
- East Hanover Dial-A-Ride
- Edison Senior Citizen Center Transportation
- Ewing Seniors
- EZ Ride
- Fairview Adult Activity Center Senior Bus Transportation
- Gloucester County Transportation
- Greater Mercer RideProvide
- Harrison Township Active Adults
- Hillsdale Transportation
- HOPES Transportation
- Howell Township Senior Transportation
- Hunterdon County LINK
- Hunterdon County Volunteer Driver Program
- It Takes a Village NJ
- Lacey Courier and Transportation Co
- Leonia Senior Center Bus
- LogistiCare
- Mantua Senior Citizens Programs
- Margate Senior Transportation Program
- MCAT (Middlesex County Area Transit)
- Mendham Area Senior Transportation (MAST)
- Mercer County TRADE
- Metro Transport
- Metuchen Senior Center Mini Bus
- Middlesex Borough Senior Transportation
- Monroe Township Medical Transportation
- Morris Area Paratransit System (MAPS)
- MP Care
- New Jersey Transit
- New Milford Senior Van
- Ocean Ride
- Old Bridge Township Transportation
- Oradell Senior Citizens Transportation
- PACO Senior Center
- Passaic County Para-Transit
- PATCO Reduced Fare Program
- Paulsboro Shuttle Bus
- Pennsauken Township Senior Bus
- Perth Amboy Senior Transportation
- PRN Medical Transport
- Red Bank Senior Citizens Center Transportation
- River Vale Senior Transportation
- Roxbury Dial A Ride
- Ryde4Life
- SCOOT Public Transportation
- Scotch Plains and Fanwood Senior Transportation Services
- Secaucus Medical Escort and Senior Shuttle
- SEN-HAN Transit
- South Jersey Transportation Authority Veterans Medical Transportation Services
- South Plainfield Transportation
- Spotswood Office on Aging Transportation
- STAT Medical Transport
- Sunlight Care Transportation Services
- Sussex County Skylands Ride
- Teaneck Transportation for Seniors
- The Bloomfield Shuttle Bus
- The Boroughs of Montvale and Park Ridge Senior Van
- The County of Atlantic Transportation
- The Hop Bus
- The James F. McGuire Memorial Senior Citizen Center Senior Bus
- The Joseph Cipolla Senior Activity Center Bus
- The Village of Ridgewood Taxi
- The Westwood Senior Van
- To And Fro Transportation
- Town of Kearny Senior Transportation
- Township of Bloomfield Dial A Ride
- Township of North Bergen Transportation
- Township of Weehawken Senior Transportation
- Transcend Hudson County
- Transportation of Monroe
- TriCare Medical Transportation
- Union County Department of Paratransit
- Vernon Township Senior Transit
- Warren Township Senior Bus
- Washington Township Shopping Bus
- Weehawken Senior Transportation
- West Windsor Senior Bus and Volunteer Medical Ride Program
- Zoom LLC: Senior-friendly Concierge Service
New Jersey County Offices for Aging
Atlantic County Office on Aging
Address: Shoreview Building, Office 217, 101 South Shore Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
Phone: (609-645-5965)
Bergen County Division of Senior Services
Address: One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
Phone: (201-336-7400)
Burlington County Office on Aging
Mailing Address: PO Box 6000, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Address: Human Services Facility, 795 Woodlane Road, Westampton, NJ 08060
(609-265-5069)
Camden County Division of Senior & Disabled Services
Address: 512 Lakeland Avenue, 4th Floor, Blackwood, NJ 08012
Phone: (856-858-3220)
Cape May County Department of Aging and Disability Services
Address: Social Services Building, 4005 Route 9, South, Rio Grande, NJ 08242
Phone: (609-886-2784/2785)
Cumberland County Office on Aging and Disabled
Address: Administration Building, 800 East Commerce Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone: (856-453-2220/ 2221)
Essex County Division of Senior Services
Address: 900 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
Phone: (973-395-8375)
Gloucester County Division of Senior Services
Address: 115 Budd Blvd., West Deptford, NJ 08096
Phone: (856-384-6900)
Hudson County Office on Aging
Address: 830 Bergen Avenue, Suite 3B, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: (201-369-4313)
Hunterdon County Division of Senior, Disabilities and Veterans’ Services
Address: 4 Gauntt Place, Building 1, PO Box 2900, Flemington, NJ 08822-2900
Phone: (908-788-1361/1362/1363)
Mercer County Office on Aging
Address: 640 S. Broad Street, PO Box 8068, Trenton, NJ 08650
Phone: (609-989-6661/6662)
Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services
Address: 75 Bayard Street, 5th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: (732-745-3295)
Monmouth County Division of Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services
Address: 3000 Kozloski Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone: (732-431-7450)
Morris County Division on Aging, Disabilities and Community Programming
Address: 340 West Hanover Avenue, Morris Twp., PO Box 900, Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
Phone: (973-285-6848)
Ocean County Office of Senior Services
Address: 1027 Hooper Avenue, Building #2, PO Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
Phone: (732-929-2091)
Passaic County Department of Senior Services, Disabilities and Veterans’ Affairs
Address: 930 Riverview Drive, Suite 200, Totowa, NJ 07512
Phone: (973-569-4060)
Salem County Office on Aging
Address: 110 Fifth Street, Suite 900, Salem, NJ 08079
Phone: (856-339-8622)
Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services
Address: 27 Warren Street, 1st Floor, PO Box 3000, Somerville, NJ 08876
Phone: (908-704-6346)
Sussex County Division of Senior Services
Address: Sussex County Administration Building, 1 Spring Street, 2nd Floor, Newton, NJ 07860
Phone: (973-579-0555)
Union County Division on Aging
Address: Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, 4th Floor, Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908-527-4870
Toll-free: 888-280-8226
Warren County Division of Aging & Disability Services
Address: Wayne Dumont Jr. Admin. Bldg., 165 County Road, Suite 245, Route 519 South, Belvidere, NJ 07823-1949
Phone: (908-475-6591)
Resources
National Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Administration for Community Living
- National Council for Aging Care
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Pioneer Network: Culture Change in Long-Term Care
- The Center for Social Gerontology
New Jersey Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- Social Adult Day Care Services
- ADRC of New Jersey
- Community Choice
- Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP)
- Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (HAAAD)
- Lifeline Utility Assistance
- I Choose Home New Jersey
- Preadmission Screening (PAS)
- Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)
- Office of the Public Guardian for the Elderly
- Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
- Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)
- New Jersey – Staying Healthy
Alzheimer’s Organizations & Resources
- Alzheimers Foundation of America
- Alzheimers Association
- Alzheimers Resource Centre
- Alzheimers Association – New Jersey
- Alzheimer’s New Jersey (AlzNJ)
- Greater New Jersey Chapter
- Alzheimer’s Adult Day Services Program
New Jersey Senior Health Studies
