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A MESSAGE FROM A NEW JOURNEY'S FOUNDER

November 18, 2008

Hello All~

Greetings from A New Journey!  A New Journey is focused on giving hope and help to families faced with the onset of illness or disability.

Implemented in April 2007, A New Journey has helped more than one hundred families and continues to receive new referrals weekly.  Each family gains access to available services that are designed to address their individual needs.  The services are provided by both individuals who have firsthand experience as caregivers, as well as by those who receive care.

Providing assistance and encouragement to the families we serve, A New Journey is dedicated to working with one family at a time.  This personalized service assists families of the elderly and those with disabilities through:
  • Caregiver peer to peer support
  • Individual guidance directed towards understanding personal needs
  • Help with locating available services
  • Providing limited financial support for direct care assistance
If you or someone you know could benefit from our services, please feel free to contact me at 201-288-2867 or through e-mail: anne@ournewjourney.org.

All the Best,

Anne Ciavaglia McMahon
Founder
A New Journey

A New Option for Nursing Home Residents
Service References
What is Global Options (GO) Nursing Facility Transition (NFT)?


GO NFT is an initiative that provides a broad array of supportive services to enable nursing facility residents who are clinically and financially approved for long-term care through Medicaid to return to the community. By providing a consumer-directed package of supportive services, GO NFT maximizes the individual’s independence and dignity in a setting of the person’s choosing. GO NFT is a first step in rebalancing spending for long-term care services by providing a more equitable distribution of public funding between cost-effective home and community-based services and institutionally-based care.

GO NFT is part of the larger GO for Long-Term Care initiative that was introduced in 2004 and 2005 through New Jersey Gubernatorial Executive Orders and enacted in 2006 through the Independence, Dignity, and Choice in Long-Term Care Act (Chapter 23 of the Public Laws of 2006).
Posted by Anne on Tuesday, June 24 @ 14:10:33 EDT (76 reads)
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Statewide Respite Care Program
Service ReferencesThe Statewide Respite Care Program provides a variety of services to relieve the stress experienced by unpaid caregivers who provide daily assistance to elderly and functionally impaired adults.
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Caregivers Are One In A Million ~ Resources for Help
Service ReferencesToday in New Jersey, nearly one million adults are providing some form of unpaid caregiving service for an elderly or disabled friend or family member.  This guide has been prepared by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.  It is designed  to help caregivers identify their needs and access existing resources within their communities. 
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Caregiver Education Program
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Caregiver Education & Support Program
201-336-6512
TTY 201-336-6505
 

The Bergen County Division on Disability Services administers the Caregiver Education & Support Program. This program provides in-home professional instruction and support to caregivers entrusted with the responsibilities of caring for someone with a chronic illness, disability, or disease. As there are no income guidelines to qualify, the caregiver must be unpaid and eighteen years of age or older. Among the services available are a registered nurse, occupational, physical, speech therapists,nutritionists, and a social worker.
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Home Delivered Meal Programs
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The goal of a home delivered meal program is to enable homebound adults to remain in their community with independence and dignity.

A nutritionally balanced meal is delivered to eligible individuals who are unable to prepare their own meals and/or cannot shop for food, and do not have anyone to prepare meals or shop for them.

There are a number of home delivered meal programs in Bergen County. Residents are served through government or non-profit agencies. 

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