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Resource Guide For Seniors

Therapists

New Jersey Hope and Healing Crisis Counseling Program

NJ Hope and Healing Crisis Counseling Program at Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris, Inc. is available to assist communities affected by COVID-19. We are a neighbor helping neighbor team with staff available to provide the following free services: Emotional support, Stress management, Linkage to resources, Develop new coping skills and communication techniques. Hours: Mon – Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Serving: New Jersey

Boni Shevelove LCSW

Accepts Medicare

Serving: 

Elizabeth Arnone

Ms. Arnone is a therapist who does tele-therapy appointments. She specializes in loss and acute illness. Cost is $120 – $180 per session. She accepts insurance and Medicare.

Serving: Essex County

Dr. Keith Golin, PhD.

Dr. Keith and his group make house calls for Medicare patients only.

Fax reason for referral, patient’s insurance information including chart cover and last OV note about mental health need:

FAX: 973-992-4639

Serving: Morris and parts of Essex county

Gail Kleinman LCSW

Accepts Medicare

Serving: 

Integrative Psychology Services

This service promotes the ‘balance’ of mind, body, and spirit and when unbalanced can drastically affect our overall health and quality of life! Dr. Golin and his practice makes home visits to those on Medicare. For more information please visit their website.

Serving: Essex County

Jewish Family Service (JFS) of MetroWest New Jersey

Accepts Medicare   Second Branch is located at 570 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave .Suite 106 ,Livingston, NJ 07039 Phone number: 973-740-1233

Serving: 

Mobile Screening

(Mobile Screening services may be appropriate for individuals in need of crisis intervention services but unable or unwilling to go to a screening center. If these services are not available in your area and you cannot get to a screening center please contact 911)   (973) 672-9685: East Orange General Hospital 1-800-969-5300: University Behavioral Health

Serving: Essex County

North Jersey Consultation Center (NJCC)

Accepts Medicare

Serving: 

Psychiatric Screening Centers

Below are resources for use in the event of a psychiatric emergency or crisis. If you or someone you know is in danger of harming themselves or someone else; please immediately contact one of the Psychiatric Emergency Services listed below, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.   ***East Orange General 300 Central Ave East Orange NJ 07019 24 Hour Hotline 973-266-4478   ***Newark Beth Israel Medical Center 201 Lyons Ave Newark NJ 07112 24 Hour Hotline 973-926-7444   ***University Behavioral Healthcare 150 Bergen Street Newark NJ 07101 24 Hour Hotline 973-623-2323

Serving: Essex County

Ruth Rothbard-Mayer, LCSW, C_ASWCM. Individual Psychotherapy, Elder Care Coaching.

Ruth provides individual therapy for those dealing with stressful situations, such as loneliness, poor self-esteem, losses due to divorce, retirement, and death of a spouse, grief, mourning, and caregiving responsibilities, etc. Ruth also provides elder care coaching to navigate the problems of caregiving, especially as they develop and become too complex to manage alone.

Serving: New Jersey

 

Brooke Sorger LCSW

Accepts Medicare

Serving: 

Yael Wedeck

Therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specializing in seniors, who makes house calls, and accepts Medicare.

Serving: Essex County

M&M Taxi

Provides transportation. Ask for the senior discount when requesting for a ride.

Serving: New Jersey

Montclair Rehabilitation Organization

Will pick up and drop off patient to medical appointments only. This is a self-pay service. The cost is $30 round trip. They will pick up in Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, Verona and Montclair.

Serving: Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, Verona, Montclair

Pulse Medical Transportation

Medical transportation including wheelchair van, basic life support and advanced life support ambulance services

Serving: New Jersey

Ryde4Life

You can now use Ryde4Life for grocery shopping and medical visits free of charge, while the Montclair Senior Bus remains suspended due to COVID19. The only requirement is that you have a functioning cell phone which can receive calls when your ride arrives. EZRide will arrange and then monitor the rides provided by either Lyft or Uber. Service is available Monday through Friday 8AM – 8PM and Saturday 8AM – 5PM.

Serving: Essex County

The Caring Coach

The service is geared for the mobility challenged, handicapped, and others that need arm-in-arm, door-to-door assistance in getting where you need to go whether medical or concierge. The program does not provide wheelchair bound services.

Serving: New Jersey

Virgo Medical Transportation

Virgo Medical Transportation is an emergency rescue service located in East Orange, New Jersey, who provides ambulance or stretcher transportation. They accept various forms of payment including Medicare, insurance, or private pay.

Serving: New Jersey

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Lori Freudenberger-Nelson is a nonprofit professional with a passion for helping mission-driven organizations grow their impact through thoughtful fundraising and strong community relationships. She brings a diverse professional background that spans nonprofit leadership, law, and public service.

Before transitioning to the nonprofit sector, Lori practiced law and held roles at various law firms in New York City, where she worked in risk management and served as Manager of Legal Recruitment. She also served as a prosecutor at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and at the New York City Law Department, Office of the Corporation Counsel. These experiences shaped her strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills and inform her collaborative approach to nonprofit development. She has worked closely with nonprofit boards, donors, and community leaders to strengthen donor engagement, support fundraising initiatives, and advance organizational growth.

Lori is deeply committed to community service and philanthropy and has been involved in numerous civic and charitable initiatives throughout her career.

As a doctor who has devoted his medical career to caring for geriatric patients, let me tell you a story about a patient I knew.

Day after day, she sat alone in her apartment, half-tuned to the TV. Her children lived several states away. She could not drive. There were times when she didn’t speak to another human for days. Sometimes she went weeks without a hot meal. This lonely, isolated woman— and many others like her — broke my heart and are the reason why I decided in to form a non-profit in 2012 called Connections at Home.

Based upon my patients stories, I could see the need was dire to help these seniors and the need remains just as critical today.  Connections at Home New Jersey offers a dedicated team of social workers and specially adapted technology that  addresses food insecurity, housing instability and the devastating effects of social isolation, and has dramatically improved the lives of thousands of seniors and provided peace of mind to their  relatives and friends.

Dr. Thomas McCarrick