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Assists seniors by improving their access to health, education, social and supportive services. Services may include home delivered meals, limited medical transportation, physical fitness activities, physical health screenings, and recreational activities.

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Telephone Reassurance
Home Delivered Meals
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Utilizes volunteers who provide free, non-medical services for home bound elderly and disabled individuals. Includes transportation to doctors' offices, grocery shopping, friendly visiting, respite care for caregivers, light housekeeping, telephone reassurance, occasional meal preparation, indoor chores, outdoor chores such as lawn care, minor home repairs, other non-medical help.

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Adult In Home Respite Care
Senior Ride Programs
Friendly Visiting
Homemaker Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
General Yard Work
Disability Related Transportation
Telephone Reassurance
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Offers weekend telephone safety checks for frail and vulnerable seniors who have made a choice to remain living independently at home. Telephone Reassurance Program (Telefriends)
The Stay Healthy Program offers seniors citizens a free consultation by a certified gerontological nurse on methods for staying well, staying safe at home (assessments available), and managaing illness and medication.

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Security Evaluations
General Medical Care
Prescription Medication Monitoring Systems
Telephone Reassurance
Assists with various senior related issues such as Medicare, obtaining flu shots, and calls to housebound individuals.

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Immunizations
Medicare Information/Counseling
Telephone Reassurance
Provides free telephone reassurance and community support for older adults, people with disabilities, and those who are lonely, living alone, or feeling isolated from their community. Volunteers provide a friendly hello, as well as assess the well-being of the client, and will call an emergency contact person if a perceived emergency exists.

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Telephone Reassurance
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Talklines/Warmlines
Provides free telephone reassurance and community support for older adults, people with disabilities, and those who are lonely, living alone, or feeling isolated from their community. Volunteers provide a friendly hello, as well as assess the well-being of the client, and will call an emergency contact person if a perceived emergency exists.

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Telephone Reassurance
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Talklines/Warmlines
Volunteers will call the recipient at least twice a week to provide support and company over the phone.
Provides reassurance calls to seniors and the mentally ill to ensure all is well. The center will provide medication reminders as necessary as well.

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Telephone Reassurance
The Telephone Reassurance Program is designed to ensure the well-being of older adults living alone. Trained volunteers place daily telephone calls to older adults, and implement emergency procedures if the telephone is not answered. The program links participants to other social services if needed.
Provides educational information, monthly meetings with lectures by doctors and researchers to educate patients and families on all aspects of the disease and its care. Fund-raising to improve diagnostic facilities and to fund research. Telephone peer counseling and support groups available to members.

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Telephone Reassurance
Disease/Disability Information
Provides a case management project that helps seniors receive the resources they need. Services include but are not limited to: food delivery, diaper distribution, personal items distribution, education workshops, senior events, and case management.
Provides services to assist seniors facing health and/or economic problems include: Care Management providing assistance and advocacy to help seniors have the healthcare, housing and services they need."Friendly Visitors," which deploys staff to visit seniors in their homes who would otherwise be socially isolated ."Telephone Reassurance" though daily phone calls to ensure the safety and well-being of seniors living alone.
Provides free telephone reassurance and community support for older adults, people with disabilities, and those who are lonely, living alone, or feeling isolated from their community. Volunteers provide a friendly hello, as well as assess the well-being of the client, and will call an emergency contact person if a perceived emergency exists.

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Telephone Reassurance
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Talklines/Warmlines
Weehawken provides an array of services for its senior citizens. These programs include but are not limited to nutrition, transportation, social activities, and a "Keep In Touch" program which communicates with the homebound and the ill.

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Senior Center Bus Services
Senior Centers
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Telephone Reassurance
Coordinates the following six volunteer programs, geared towards serving elderly/disabled individuals in Warren County:- Chore Corps- Essential Medical Transportation- Bill Payer- Volunteer Shopping- Friendly Visitor- Telephone ReassuranceVolunteers assist the elderly and disabled individuals, so that they can remain in their homes/community while preserving their highest level of self-sufficiency.

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Representative Payee Services
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Telephone Reassurance
Homemaker Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Housekeeping Assistance