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Assisted Living in Essex County, NJ

Licensed assisted living providers across Essex County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.

Licensed assisted living providers: 24

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Cities in Essex County

Local aging & Medicaid contacts

Long-term care ombudsman

Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.

New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Official ombudsman website

Source: State LTC Ombudsman

Area Agency on Aging

Essex County Division of Senior Services · (973) 395-8375

Official AAA website

Source: State aging agency

Aging & Disability Resource Center

New Jersey Aging and Disability Resource Connection · 1-877-222-3737

Official ADRC page

Source: Aging & disability resource center

Medicare counseling (SHIP)

New Jersey State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

Official SHIP website

Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)

New Jersey Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.

  • Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS). New Jersey has no active 1915(c) elderly HCBS waiver on the Medicaid.gov factsheet; elderly / disabled LTSS is delivered through NJ FamilyCare MLTSS under the Comprehensive Demonstration (1115).
Source: State Medicaid program

Questions families ask

Which cities in Essex County have assisted living listings?

Essex County has assisted living communities in 1 city, each listed on this page with its own provider list.

Who do I call about a complaint at an assisted living community in Essex County?

New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is the long-term care ombudsman program serving Essex County. It takes complaints about care, safety and residents' rights. Its website is in the contacts section of this page.

Who is the Area Agency on Aging for Essex County?

Essex County Division of Senior Services is the Area Agency on Aging covering Essex County. Contact details on this page come from official aging-network sources.

How do families in Essex County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?

New Jersey runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.

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