Safety alerts
If she leaves and cannot be found, call 911 immediately. Add door chimes tonight and register with the local police department's vulnerable-resident program.
Install a stove shut-off device or remove the stove knobs. Ask the OT during the home health evaluation.
Raise this as the top care gap during the ADRC assessment and the GUIDE intake.
Request Statewide Respite screening and caregiver counseling through the county aging office.
If someone is in immediate danger or wandering right now, call 911. For suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect or exploitation, contact county Adult Protective Services at 1-800-792-8820. This app cannot dispatch help.
Close the evening wandering risk tonight
ContactedTwo unaccompanied evening exits in 30 days is a life-safety risk that outranks every benefit application on this plan.
Owner: Marcus (backup caregiver) · Due: 2026-08-07
Build the benefits file
Pending documentsAlmost every delay in benefits work is a missing document. Collecting them once removes the delay from every later application.
Owner: Daniela (coordinator) · Due: 2026-08-09
Locate the 2004 long-term-care policy and the spouse's DD-214
ContactedA long-term-care policy commonly pays on cognitive impairment alone, and veteran pathways cannot be screened without service records. Both are frequently forgotten.
Owner: Marcus (backup caregiver) · Due: 2026-08-15
Request a Medicare home health evaluation from the primary care physician
ContactedA home health evaluation brings a nurse and an occupational therapist into the house, produces safety recommendations, and does not depend on income or assets.
Owner: Daniela (coordinator) · Due: 2026-08-10
County comprehensive in-home assessment
2026-08-13 · Bergen County Division of Senior Services
Patient home · Owner: Marcus (backup caregiver)
GUIDE organization intake call
2026-08-11 · Participating GUIDE provider (to be confirmed)
Phone · Owner: Daniela (coordinator)
Neurology follow-up
2026-08-18 · Dr. S. Patel
Valley Health System · Owner: Daniela (coordinator)
Elder-law consultation
2026-08-28 · NJ elder-law attorney (to be booked)
Phone · Owner: Elder-law consult
Hours are family-reported estimates, not a clinical determination of need.
Medicare Cognitive Assessment & Care Planning Visit
Next: Collect the written care plan from Dr. Rivera's office · Daniela (coordinator) · due 2026-08-14
Medicare GUIDE Model (Dementia Care Navigation)
Next: Call two participating organizations to confirm alignment eligibility · Daniela (coordinator) · due 2026-08-11
Medicare Home Health Benefit
Next: Ask Dr. Rivera to order a home health evaluation · Daniela (coordinator) · due 2026-08-10
NJ Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC)
Next: Confirm the in-home assessment date in writing · Marcus (backup caregiver) · due 2026-08-13
Home-Delivered and Congregate Meals
Next: Send the dietary restriction list to the county nutrition program · Marcus (backup caregiver) · due 2026-08-12
County Senior Transportation and Escorted Transportation
Next: Confirm whether an escort is required for a rider with dementia · Marcus (backup caregiver) · due 2026-08-18
Caregiver Education, Counseling and Support Services
Counseling, training, support group
Social Security Retirement, Spousal and Survivor Benefits
Monthly income already in payment
Medicare Durable Medical Equipment
Bathroom safety equipment
Monday
Daughter 8a-12p; spouse 12p-overnight
Tuesday
Daughter 8a-4p; spouse works overnight
Gap: No overnight supervision 11p-7a
Wednesday
Private aide 9a-1p; spouse rest of day
Thursday
Daughter 8a-4p; spouse works overnight
Gap: No overnight supervision 11p-7a
Friday
Private aide 9a-1p; spouse rest of day
Saturday
Spouse all day
Gap: No caregiver relief
Sunday
Spouse all day; daughter 4p-8p
Gap: No caregiver relief
NJ ADRC
Assessment scheduled2026-08-01 · phone · Daniela
Described diagnosis, ADL needs and the overnight supervision gap. Requested a comprehensive in-home assessment and asked for written confirmation.
Dr. Rivera (primary care)
Contacted2026-07-29 · phone · Daniela
Requested a home health evaluation order. Office said it would route to the physician for signature.
DME supplier
Approved2026-07-26 · portal · Daniela
Shower transfer bench approved under the Medicare DME benefit. Delivery pending.
Medicare
Contacted2026-07-22 · phone · Marcus
Confirmed Medicare home health is intermittent and skilled. Representative stated Medicare does not cover ongoing custodial or 24-hour home care.
No denials recorded. If one arrives, upload the written decision letter the same day - appeal deadlines run from the date on the notice.
Medicare Caregiver Training Services
Last verified 2026-06-28 · needs verification
County Senior Transportation and Escorted Transportation
Last verified 2026-06-20 · needs verification
Adult Day Services
Last verified 2026-06-15 · needs verification
Telephone Reassurance and Wellness Check Programs
Last verified 2026-06-15 · needs verification
Employer, Union, Pension, Railroad and Public-Employee Benefits
Last verified 2026-06-15 · needs verification
Long-Term-Care and Life Insurance Benefits
Last verified 2026-06-15 · needs verification
Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC)
Last verified 2026-07-02 · needs verification
Statewide Respite Care Program
Last verified 2026-07-02 · needs verification
Alzheimer's Adult Day Services Program
Last verified 2026-06-15 · needs verification
MLTSS and PACE
Last verified 2026-07-02 · needs verification
Owning a home or a vehicle never removes the programs above that have no income or asset test. Financially restricted programs still require a formal screening - and asset-planning questions belong with a qualified New Jersey elder-law attorney, not with this app.