AARP (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS)
Forrestal Village
132 Main St.
Princeton, NJ 08540

1-866-542-8165
1-888-687-2277

ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS (ARC) UNION CO.
1225 South Ave.
Plainfield, NJ 07062

1-908-754-5910

COMMUNITY ACCESS UNLIMITED
80 West Grand St.
Elizabeth, NJ 07202-1447

1-908-354-3040

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SENIOR SERVICES, STATE
P.O. Box 367                              TOLL-FREE
Trenton, NJ 08626-0367
(License & Survey for residential, assisted living, adult day care & long term care)

1-609-633-9034
1-800-367-6543

OMBUDSMAN FOR THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY
CN 807             ELDERLY ABUSE  HOTLINE:
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
(Complaints concerning the treatment of nursing home residents.)

1-609-943-4026
1-877-582-6995

PROCEED (Bilingual Services)
1126 Dickinson St.
Elizabeth, NJ 07201

1-908-351-7727

RAHWAY COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION, INC.
796 East Hazelwood Ave.
Rahway, NJ 07065

1-732-382-9311

SENIOR ADULT FRAIL ELDERLY CENTER (SAFE)
505 South Ave., East
Cranford, NJ 07016
(Nursing home lists available. SAFE provides information relating to nursing home placement, alternatives to nursing home placement, and advocacy for resident rights.)

1-908-497-3950

SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF UNION COUNTY, NJ, INC.
2187 Morris Ave.
Union, NJ 07083

1-908-964-7555

1-908-527-4807

URBAN LEAGUE
288 North Broad St. - 2nd Fl.
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

1-908-351-7200

SUPPORT GROUP INFORMATION

Support Groups meet on a regular basis to assist each other in dealing with the stress often associated with caring for others and dealing with illnesses.  Nine support groups meet monthly throughout Union County.  To contact a group near you, call the
Union County Division on Aging at 1-908-527- 4870
or call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.