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Affordable Senior Apartments in Union County, NJ

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers across Union County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers: 13

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Cities in Union County

Local housing costs

HUD’s fair market rent for Union County sets what a housing voucher covers here. It is a useful floor for what local housing costs, not a price for care.

One-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,822per month
Two-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$2,205per month
Income limit, one person (FY2026)
$48,450per year
Income limit, four people (FY2026)
$69,200per year

The income limits are HUD’s very low income threshold, about 50 percent of area median income. They are the line most Section 8 and income-restricted senior housing programs use. HUD publishes a one-person and a four-person figure, so households of two or three fall between the two numbers above.

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

Union County Division on Aging · (908) 527-4870

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 Union County have affordable senior apartments listings?

Union County has senior apartment communities in 1 city, each listed on this page with its own provider list.

Who is the Area Agency on Aging for Union County?

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

How do families in Union 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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