Older Adult Support
Support for Aging With Dignity, Connection, and Independence
Getting older brings its own chapter of life with new joys, and sometimes new challenges, too. Whether you’re an older adult wanting to stay independent and connected, or you’re caring for a parent or spouse and could use some support yourself, JFS is here to help you navigate this stage with dignity.
Mental Health Counseling for Older Adults
Growing older can bring up grief, anxiety, loneliness, or the weight of loss and it’s just as important to tend to your mental health now as at any other time in life. Our counselors specialize in supporting older adults through exactly these kinds of transitions.
Caregiver Support
Caring for an aging parent or spouse is one of the most loving things a person can do – and one of the most exhausting. You don’t have to carry it alone. We offer individual counseling and group support built specifically for caregivers, so you have somewhere to bring your own stress, grief, and questions.
Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program
JFS is proud to support Holocaust survivors in our community with services tailored to their unique needs. Through grants from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and the State of New Jersey, we provide:
- Home health care and companion services, so survivors can remain safely and comfortably in their own homes
- Case management, connecting survivors and their families to the right resources as needs arise
- Café Europa, a warm monthly social gathering where survivors connect over coffee, conversation, and community
Our commitment to survivors goes beyond services. Each year, the Holocaust Survivors Luncheon in partnership with Chabad of Somerset County provides an afternoon of connection, remembrance, and shared humanity.
We’re also proud partners in The Daffodil Project, a living memorial planting 1.5 million daffodils worldwide, one for each child lost in the Holocaust, and in support of children affected by humanitarian crises today. In 2018, JFS joined the Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties and nine local congregations and organizations in Somerset County to plant our own daffodils that greet visitors to our building.
Contact Elise Prezant, EPrezant@JewishFamilySvc.org or 908-725-7799 x108, to learn more, get involved, or connect a Holocaust survivor with support.
Friendly Visitor Program
Isolation can be one of the hardest parts of aging. Our Friendly Visitor volunteers offer companionship, a listening ear, and a connection to the outside world for older adults in Somerset and Hunterdon counties who could use one.
Senior Shopper Program
For older adults (60+) who are homebound due to illness or disability, our volunteer Senior Shoppers handle the weekly grocery run and check in along the way. They’re here to help you stay independent, right where you are.
(Requires referral from Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services.)
Consulting Nurse Services
Have a health question and don’t know who to ask? Our consulting nurse is available to help you understand medical information, coordinate care, and make sense of what’s next.
Care Management
Help with whatever is on your plate, including problem-solving, emotional support, and connections to the right community resources, all in one place.
Ohr Tikvah Outreach
(Light of Hope)
For older adults and individuals in group residential and special needs settings, Ohr Tikvah brings Jewish community, connection, and programming right where people live.
Ready to talk about support for yourself or someone you love?
Call us at 908-725-7799 — every conversation is confidential.
Older Adult Services are provided with support from the Jewish Federation of West-Central NJ, Claims Conference, Susan and Steve Darien Fund for Senior Services, the Betty and Joe Harris Memorial Fund, The Fred C. Rummel Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Somerset County Office on Aging and Disabilities, Somerset Hills Community Health Foundation and our committed network of supporters.