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Testimony given by NJFA Executive Director Melissa Chalker to the inaugural meeting of the Assembly Senior Services Committee, 1/27/2020

  The New Jersey Foundation for Aging’s Executive Director, Melissa Chalker, was invited to testify at the inaugural meeting of the Assembly Senior Services Committee on January 27, 2020. The […]

MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT

MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT ARE YOU AWARE OF YOUR CHOICES? Charles Clarkson, Esq. Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County, Project Director/VP, Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey ¬† Every year between […]

Preventing Falls at Home

Preventing Falls at Home Falls are not inevitable; it isn‚Äôt something that just happens as you get older. Falls are linked to a specific cause. ¬†It could be that more […]

Take the American Medicine Chest 5 Step Challenge

Prescription Drug Safety and Disposal Take the American Medicine Chest 5 Step Challenge By: Angelo M. Valente The American Medicine Chest Challenge (AMCC) is a community based public health initiative, […]

Income Taxes and Your Social Security Benefits

It‚Äôs tax season, perhaps you know this because there is an accountant in your life who just got super busy or you‚Äôve seen the increase in TV ads for Turbo […]

Medicare Hospice Benefit

Medicare Hospice Benefit Hospice and other end of life issues are not things we often want to talk about. However, being prepared and knowing all your options is a good […]

Medicare Coverage

Medicare coverage What does Medicare cover? It‚Äôs a common, but also complex question. Medicare has 2 basic parts, Part A, which is known as hospital insurance (we‚Äôll define that in […]

NJFA Founding Trustee Given National Recognition

NJFA Founding Trustee Given National Recognition Trenton— The New Jersey Foundation for Aging (NJFA) is pleased to announce that founding trustee, Carl West was recently recognized by the National Association […]

Social Security Facts

Social Security Facts Recently, NJFA Deputy Director, Melissa Chalker sat down with two representatives from the Social Security Administration for a taping of our half hour TV program Aging Insights. […]

Announcing NJFA’s 17th Annual Conference!

Announcing NJFA‚Äôs 17th Annual Conference! NJFA will hold its 17th Annual Conference on Wednesday, June 3rd at the Crowne Plaza Monroe. The 2015 Keynote Speakers are James Firman, CEO of […]