Thank You!
To all of our conference attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors - thank you for your expertise, enthusiasm and support.
Save the date for next year - Friday, May 16, 2025.
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Age-Friendly Movement in NJ |
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New State Grant Program Key Part of NJ’s Age-Friendly Blueprint
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New Jersey’s decade-old age-friendly movement is gaining new momentum as the state commits $5.5 million to a new grant program aimed at encouraging more Garden State communities to join in the effort.
The new grant program was announced in concert with the official release of the NJ Age-Friendly Blueprint, a 38-page report that suggests avenues for making New Jersey’s communities better places for older residents to age-in-place.
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“The growth in our older adult population is an opportunity to make our communities more inclusive and more integrated,” said Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, at an announcement event held at the Brookdale Senior Residence in Teaneck.
Teaneck was chosen as the site for the announcement because it has an 8-year-old age-friendly community initiative that Adelman recognized as a “model” for its work across sectors to address transportation, housing and other community livability factors.
Read the full blog by Colleen Diskin here
To read the official press release, click here:
In all, it makes 59 specific recommendations to improve housing, health, transportation, socialization, employment and communication and outreach. Read highlights here
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Age-Friendly Englewood 5-Year Report |
Age Friendly Englewood began in early 2016 and has since been expanding and working collaboratively across the entire Englewood community. With the goal to make Englewood an ideal community for older adults to age in place with dignity and independence and to enhance the community that is robust, inviting and welcoming to people of all ages, Englewood serves as an example of what can be accomplished and how to make changes towards an age-friendly community.
Read their 5-year+ report to AARP
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Bergen County Establishes Age-Friendly Task Force - First Age-Friendly Task Force in the State of New Jersey |
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Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco, III, and the Board of County Commissioners announced the creation of Bergen County’s Age-Friendly Task Force, the first countywide task force of this nature in the State.
Bergen County is home to several active age-friendly communities, including Teaneck, Englewood, Ridgewood, Garfield and Westwood, and the County became the second county in the State to be designated as an AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities in 2022.
Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco appointed 11 government, civic, academic and business leaders to the county's inaugural Age-Friendly Task Force. The list includes two members of the Age-Friendly North Jersey alliance - Lisa Bontemps of Westwood for All Ages and Elizabeth Davis of Age-Friendly Teaneck, pictured above.
Read the full press release here:
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Medicare Fraud Prevention Week - June 3-9 |
By Charles Clarkson, Esq. Project Director, Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey
Medicare Fraud Prevention Week focuses on the actions everyone can take to prevent Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. Medicare Fraud Prevention Week runs from June 3 through June 9, 2024.
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Medicare Fraud Prevention Week is sponsored by the national Senior Medicare Patrol program, a federally funded program of the Administration for Community Living, known as the SMP. The mission of the SMP is to educate Medicare beneficiaries about Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse.
Medicare beneficiaries can learn how to protect themselves and their families from Medicare fraud by joining the SMP program every day during the Medicare Fraud Prevention Week. Read more: here
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Webinar: Connecting with our Communities
To Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse
Wednesday, June 5, at 1 p.m.
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New Jersey's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Laurie Facciarossa Brewer and the New Jersey Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor will mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with this webinar offering insights from Brewer; Michael A. Klein, Assistant Bureau Chief of the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor's Medicaid Fraud Unit; and Joseph Jaruszewski, a Lieutenant with the Medicaid Fraud Unit.
Learn more and register at Webinar.
Attorneys: Earn 1.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit by attending the webinar. You must download Zoom before the webinar so that your attendance can be verified.
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Vibrant Connections: Person Centered and Trauma Informed Care in Aging Services |
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Person Centered Care in Aging Services
June 11, 2024: 10:30am -12:00pm
Click HERE to register for this virtual session. |
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Trauma Informed Care in Aging Services
June 18, 2024: 10:30am -12:00pm
Click HERE to register for this virtual session. |
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Complimentary Registration and CE’s. For more information, contact Mary Catherine Lundquist at
lundqumc@ubhc.rutgers.edu or call Care2Caregivers at 800-424-2494.
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Senior Law Day: Law & Information for Older Adults Exploring the Legal Issues of Aging with Dignity
July 16, 2024 ~ 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
In person at the NJ Law Center, New Brunswick, and virtually via Zoom
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The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is hosting this free event, open to the public to learn about key legal issues facing older adults. Learn from experts about:
- Basics of Estate Planning
- Basics of Long Term Care
- Home Care Program Options
- Choosing and Modifying a Home to Age in Place
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Brain Health Awareness Month |
View our recording of Terrina Chery and Dr. St. Rachel Ustanny, Director of Programs, Alzheimer's Association, Greater NJ Chapter, for an awareness session about Alzheimer's and other dementias here
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HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS |
The New Jersey Division of Aging Services will be offering the following Participant Workshops / Program Trainings for 2024. For more information, please contact Andrew Biederman at 609-438-4797 or Heather Taylor at 609-438-4798. |
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UPCOMING PARTICIPANT WORKSHOPS
- Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: June 4th – July 9th. 10:00 AM-12:30 PM.
- Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers: September 11th – November 6th.10:30 AM-12:00 PM.
- HealthEASE Education Program: Fall 2024 (Dates TBD).
*All Workshops at: Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC).100 Technology Way, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054. Registration required. Registration must be completed through the Life Program at RCBC.
UPCOMING PROGRAM TRAININGS
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Project Healthy Bones Northern Regional Training: Morris County. June 13th–14th, 9:30 AM-3:00 PM. Located at NORWESCAP (Marion E. Sally Resident’s Center), 23 Clyde Potts Drive, Morristown, NJ 07960.
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Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) with Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP) Cross-Training: Mercer County. July 22nd–29th (CDSMP: July 22-25 + DSMP: July 26+29). 9:30 AM-4:00 PM. Located at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 350 Whitehorse Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08610.
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HealthEASE Northern Regional Training: Somerset County. August 22nd, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM. Located at Somerset County Department of Health, 27 Warren Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.
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HealthEASE Southern Regional Training: Atlantic County. August 2024 – Location and Date TBD.
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Project Healthy Bones Central Regional Training: Mercer County. September 19th–20th, 9:30 AM-3:00 PM. Located at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 350 Whitehorse Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08610.
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NJ Launches New Website for Office of the Food Security Advocate |
The Office of the Food Security Advocate was created in 2022 with the vision to create positive outcomes in food security in the state of New Jersey through collaborative efforts with multi-sector stakeholders. See the new website here
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Age-Friendly Care Videos Earn CE Credits |
Learning about age-friendly care can earn you continuing education credits (CE). These JAHF videos on Medscape, created in partnership with WebMD, are available for a number of professionals, including:
- Physicians
- ABIM Diplomates
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Physician Assistants & more
Created to support the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement in partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the brief educational videos showcase Age-Friendly Care in Action in three clinical settings. For more information, click: here
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Trust for America's Health Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Training
June 20, 3pm
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June's Age-Friendly Public Health Systems training will focus on the new issue brief How the 10 Essential Public Health Services Align with the AFPHS 6Cs Framework for Supporting Healthy Aging and provide an overview between the two frameworks, including common language and a shared focus on equity, with examples of policies and healthy aging strategies. Register here
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Is our information useful to you? Then please consider a financial contribution today. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well relies on foundation grants and other donations to fund our work. We welcome your support, your suggestions and your input for advocating for NJ's oldest residents as we celebrate our 25th anniversary and strategize for the next 25 years.. |
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