Aging & Disability Resource Connection

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Mission Statement


The Mission of the Cape May County Division of Aging and Disability Services is to promote the well-being and inclusion of older persons and those adults with disabilities in Cape May County, by providing information and education, and developing and advocating for services that assist these citizens to maintain independence and quality of life and make informed choices about their long-term care needs.

Main Activities/Programs

  • Information and Assistance
  • Congregate Nutrition at all four of our senior centers
  • Mobile Meals (Meals on Wheels)
  • JACC Program (Jersey Assistance for Community Care-Giving)
  • Prescription Card Program
  • Senior Centers  
          Lower Cape Senior Center - 609-886-5161
     North Wildwood Senior Center - 609-522-7611
          Upper Township Wellness Center - 609-390-9409
          Ocean City Senior Center - 609-399-0055
  • State Health Insurance and Assistance Program (SHIP)

         Schedule of Public Meetings


  • Location (March, September, December meetings only)
    Social Services Building
    4005 Route 9 South
    Rio Grande, NJ 08242

Service Providers Meeting Dates
  • Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 10 a.m.
  • Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 10 a.m.
    (Ocean City Senior Center, 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City, NJ 08226) 
       
  • Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 10a.m
  • Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 10 a.m.
Advisory Council Meeting Dates
  • Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 11 a.m.
  • Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 10 a.m.                                                                            
  • (Lower Township Senior Center, 2612 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ 08251)
  • Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 11 a.m.
  • Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 11 a.m.  
AREA PLAN PUBLIC HEARINGS
Thursday June 13, 2019 at 10am
Howard  Stainton Ocean City Senior Center
1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City NJ

Thursday June 27, 2019 at 10am
Lower Cape Senior Center
2612 Bayshore Road, Villas NJ 

VITA Flyer 2019

 51stAnnual New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show.

TheCape May County Division of Aging and Disability Services is happy to announcethe participation of 11 eligible county senior artists who entered into the 51stAnnual New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show. The annual county Senior Art Showwas held in June at the Cape May Court House campus of Atlantic Cape CommunityCollege, which is a prelude to the state art show.

Thisevent was held September 21 – October 20 at Meadow Lakes Senior Community inEast Windsor, NJ. There was a total of 268 pieces of artwork on display fromall 21 counties of New Jersey. The following artists from Cape May Countyreceived awards: First Place and Best in Show Professional Oil –George Vollmer of Wildwood, Third Place in Non-professional Drawing –Susanne Spincic of Woodbine, and Third Place Non-professional Watercolor– Shirley Stone of Cape May.

George Vollmer 2017

Pictured George Vollmer standing next to his oil painting titled 'My Back Window'




PLEASE BE AWARE OF THESE FOLLOWING SCAMS RELATED TO THE NEW MEDICARE CARDS THAT WILL BE SENT STARTING IN APRIL 2018 UNTIL APRIL 2019. PLEASE SEND THIS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE ON MEDICARE OR WILL BE SOON.

Five tips to avoid the new Medicare card scams: Perhaps you haven’t heard, but starting in April 2018, Medicare will issue new cards to all Medicare recipients. The new cards will no longer use Social Security numbers. Instead, members will be identified by a unique, eleven-character ID composed of numbers and letters.
The reasoning is sound. The old cards contained social security numbers and getting rid of those numbers should help reduce fraud. According to Medicare, the new cards will be sent automatically, so there’s no need to do a thing.

Medicare card scam tips

(From the Official Medicare site: https://www.medicare.gov/) 

Tip 1: Medicare will never call, email or text you to ask for your personal information. This means that if you receive a communication asking for your information, it’s a scam.

Tip 2: The new cards cost nothing. If you’re asked to pay a fee to expedite or process shipment of your new card, it’s a scam.

Tip 3: Medicare will not contact you via phone, email, or text to discuss your "new benefits" or find out if you’ve received your new card. Medicare benefits are not changing just because new cards are being sent out.

Tip 4: If someone calls, emails, or texts you and claims your Medicare benefits are in danger of being cancelled unless you pay a fee or share your information, it’s a scam.

Tip 5: Medicare does not accept payment in the form of gift cards, wired money, or credit card. If someone asks you to send them money, it's a scam!

   

Register Ready
“Register Ready – New Jersey’s Special Needs Registry for Disasters” allows New Jersey's residents with access and functional needs and their families, friends and associates an opportunity to provide information to emergency response agencies, so emergency responders can better plan to serve them in a disaster or other emergency.
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The information collected here is confidential and will not be available to the public. The information will be held securely and only used for emergency response and planning.

Celebrate Long-Term Living
Americans are living longer and staying healthier than ever before. More and more people are remaining in their own homes and communities.

The Cape May County Department of Aging and Disability Services is proud to provide Administration on Aging-sponsored programs to help older citizens. We encourage older persons to eat better and keep active. It’s never too early to begin exploring options available to you or to a loved one. We urge you to begin planning now.

For more information, please call us at 609-886-2784.