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The Somerset County AAA/ADRC is your local agency for ensuring seniors (60+), adults with disabilities (18+) and their caregivers have easy access to information, long term services and supports. For any caregiving questions, information or referral to services please contact the office regarding service eligibility.

 The Office on Aging & Disability Services (Somerset County AAA/ADRC) is open to walk-ins and curbside assistance.  A client’s need for curbside service or walk-in appointment will be determined over the phone by staff. For those who are seeking assistance, call 908-704-6346 or toll-free at 1-888-747-1122. Clients are asked to leave a brief message with their name and phone number and calls will be returned as soon as possible. 

Click here for more information on Disability Services.

Senior Wellness Centers

All Somerset County-operated senior centers offer a nutritionally balanced lunch, Monday through Friday, for a suggested donation of $2.50 for anyone age 60 and above. Menu choices include a hot meat-based or meatless entrée or a cold meat-based or meatless boxed lunch. Please make reservations prior to 10 a.m. on the previous business day. Invite a friend or neighbor from Somerset County that is 60 years of age or older to join you for lunch!

Somerset County Senior Centers offer a wide range of experiences designed for lifelong enrichment in a social and uplifting atmosphere intended to impact your overall health positively. Come join us for a variety of educational, health and wellness opportunities. All programs are FREE for registered members.

The Office on Aging and Disability Services connects seniors, their caregivers and adults with disabilities to the programs and services they need to remain independent and active in their community. For more information about the senior wellness centers and to view monthly events, click here.

Virtual (Zoom) Programs are available to senior center clients, so they can participate in many of their favorite classes from the comfort of their own home. For more information about Zoom programs, visit http://bit.ly/SeniorZoomCalendar. To obtain a weekly activity packet by mail, call 908-704-6346 or toll-free at 1-888-747-1122. To sign up for senior center news, visit https://bit.ly/SeniorCenterNews 

Home Delivered Meals deliver hot and/or frozen meals, five days a week according to each client’s meal-delivery schedule.

To stay up to date with Somerset County events and information, sign up for free email alerts at www.co.somerset.nj.us/subscribe or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Sign up for NJ Register Ready

Register Ready

If you are elderly or have special needs, be sure to register with New Jersey Register Ready. The emergency services rescue teams will then know where you are and what they need to do to meet your needs in emergency situations.

The New Jersey registration website allows residents with special needs and their families, friends and associates an opportunity to provide information to emergency response agencies, so emergency responders can better plan to serve special needs individuals and their families in a disaster or other emergency.

The information collected is confidential and will not be available to the public; it will be held securely and only used for emergency response and planning.

Click to register--> Registration Webpage.

Joanne Fetzko, Executive Director

Phone:            908-704-6346
Toll Free:
1-888-747-1122
Fax:
908-595-0194
Mail:
27 Warren Street, P.O. Box 3000, Somerville, NJ 08876
Email:
OfficeAging@co.somerset.nj.us
  • Is a designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA)/Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC), designed to streamline access to long-term care support services, health promotion, and education.
  • Links seniors, their caregivers, and adults with disabilities to the programs and services needed to remain independent and active in the community.

    ADRC Toll-Free Number: 1-888-747-1122

    Benefits and Services

    Nutrition and Wellness Programs

    • Nutrition Program/Senior Centers
    • Home Delivered Meal Program
    • Wellness Program

    Eldercare Services

    • Information and Assistance
    • Benefits Screening
    • Comprehensive Assessments
    • Care Coordination and Options Counseling

    Special Services

    • Service Navigation, Information and Assistance 
    • The Plan Ahead Project
    • Telephone Reassurance
    • Family caregiving support, education, and respite type services
    • Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC) Program
    • Personal Assistance Service Program (PASP)
    • Project Lifesaver (PLS)