New Jersey · Atlantic County
Home care in Atlantic County
We arrange home care across Atlantic County, including Buena, Egg Harbor City and Egg Harbor Township, from a few hours a week to live-in and 24-hour care, from our New Jersey office in Short Hills.
Does Endurance Home Care provide home care in Atlantic County?
Yes. Endurance Home Care arranges home care across Atlantic County, including Buena, Egg Harbor City and Egg Harbor Township, from our New Jersey office at 788 Morris Turnpike, Suite 201, Short Hills. Caregivers help with everyday life at home, from company and meals to bathing and dressing, by the hour, overnight, live-in or around the clock. Call our care team at (973) 315-5323.
Where families in Atlantic County start
The Atlantic County Office on Aging is at the Shoreview Building, Office 217, 101 South Shore Road, Northfield, NJ 08225, according to the New Jersey Division of Aging Services.
The Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services serves families, youth, disabled individuals and senior citizens, and offers assessment, guidance, counseling, and information and referral.
Atlantic County's Information and Assistance staff are available 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to explain programs such as adult day care, transportation, home delivered meals and caregiver support programs.
The county's Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) can help locate resources including adult day care, home-delivered meals, statewide respite services, legal services, transportation and home care services.
Sources: Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services (Area Agency on Aging / ADRC); atlanticcountynj.gov
Help for family caregivers in Atlantic County
The county Fix-It Program is available to any senior 60 or older whose safety is at risk because of the need for handrails and minor home repairs, so they can remain living at home.
The Atlantic County Area Agency on Aging has a Caregiver Support Group formed to relieve caregiver stress and provide peer support, education and information to caregivers of older persons.
The Statewide Respite Care Program through the county provides caregivers a short-term, periodic break, with services such as home health aide or companion services and social or adult medical day care.
Sources: atlanticcountynj.gov; atlanticcountynj.gov, statewide respite care program
Meals delivered at home in Atlantic County
Atlantic County home-delivered meals are available for frail people 60 or older who are unable to leave the confines of home and cannot prepare their own meals.
Atlantic County's Nutrition Project for the Elderly serves a lunch time meal daily at 10 senior centers for residents 60 and older, with a requested $1.00 donation, and transportation to any center can be arranged by calling the site.
Source: atlanticcountynj.gov
Rides to appointments in Atlantic County
The Atlantic County Transportation Unit (A.C.T.U.) provides first come, first served rides on weekdays to qualified residents who are 60 or older, have a disability, are veterans traveling to qualified medical centers, or live in rural areas of western Atlantic County.
A.C.T.U. requires reservations, accepts reservations for Life Essential Services such as dialysis, chemotherapy and non-emergency medical appointments up to 7 days before travel, and for Life Enhancing Services up to 2 days before.
Source: atlanticcountynj.gov
Senior centers and dining sites in Atlantic County
The Galloway Township Senior Center is at 621 W. White Horse Pike, Galloway.
The Leinweber-Kraemer Senior Center is at 235 Dolphin Avenue, Northfield.
The Egg Harbor Township Community Center senior center site is at 5045 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township.
The Pogachefsky Center, a county-listed senior center, is at 1102 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City.
The Brigantine Senior Center is at the Brigantine Beach Community Center, 265 42nd Street South, Brigantine.
Source: atlanticcountynj.gov
Care at home across Atlantic County
The programs above run on their own days and hours. A caregiver from Endurance can cover the rest of the week: evenings and weekends, meals on the days nothing is delivered, and a ride and company to an appointment or an afternoon at the senior center.
Places we serve include
- Buena
- Egg Harbor City
- Egg Harbor Township
- Galloway
- Hammonton
- Northfield
- Ventnor
- Atlantic City
- Brigantine
Care at home
Help for the days, the nights, or both
Some families need a few hours a week. Others want someone there overnight, or living in.
- Hourly home care
Help for the hours that are hardest, from a few mornings a week to full days.
- Overnight care
An awake caregiver for the night hours, so everyone in the house can rest.
- Live-in home care
A caregiver lives in the home and helps through the day, with agreed rest time and a night's sleep.
- 24-hour home care
Caregivers work awake shifts, so help is there at any hour of the day or night.
Any of these can be companion care, for company, meals, the house, errands and rides, or personal care, which adds hands-on help with bathing, dressing and moving around safely. We also offer memory support at home and help after a hospital stay.
Getting started
How care is arranged
It starts with a conversation, and nothing begins until you say so.
A conversation
Call or send a request. Tell us who needs help, where they live and what's been getting harder.
A nurse visits at home
A registered nurse comes to the house, gets to know everyone and writes the care plan with you.
You meet the caregiver
We choose a caregiver for the person and introduce them before the first visit.
Updates as you go
Your Care Manager keeps you posted and adjusts the plan as needs change.
Questions about home care in Atlantic County
Which office serves Atlantic County?
Our New Jersey office at 788 Morris Turnpike, Suite 201, Short Hills, NJ 07078 arranges care in Atlantic County. Call our care team at (973) 315-5323, and a registered nurse visits at home to write the care plan with you.
Can we start with just a few hours?
Yes. You can start with the hours that are hardest, such as mornings or evenings, and add more as needs change. The care plan is reviewed as you go.
Who helps older adults in Atlantic County find public services?
The Atlantic County Office on Aging is at the Shoreview Building, Office 217, 101 South Shore Road, Northfield, NJ 08225, according to the New Jersey Division of Aging Services. The Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services serves families, youth, disabled individuals and senior citizens, and offers assessment, guidance, counseling, and information and referral.
Do you serve every town in Atlantic County?
Yes. We serve every town in Atlantic County. Call our care team at (973) 315-5323, tell us the town and the hours you need, and we'll talk through the schedule with you.
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