Elder Care Management for Families in Orange, NJ

An old city with older homes

Orange is a small, densely built city with Victorian houses, two- and three-family homes, and apartment buildings, many more than a century old. A lot of older residents live in multi-story homes with steep interior stairs, or in apartments without elevators. Porches and front steps are often uneven, and bathrooms are upstairs.

When we visit, we look closely at these details and suggest changes that are realistic for the home and the budget. Simple things like railings, bath seats, night lights and moving the bed downstairs can prevent the fall that changes everything. Our home safety checklist is a useful starting point.

Many families in Orange are renting rather than owning, which limits what can be changed. In those cases we work with what can be done, like portable equipment, a shower chair and better lighting, and we can help you talk with a landlord about railings or other safety repairs.

Hospitals and rehab nearby

Orange no longer has a hospital of its own, so residents usually go to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital in Newark or Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation's main campus is just over the line in West Orange, which is convenient for inpatient rehab.

We can meet your parent at the hospital, help make sense of what the doctors are saying and plan discharge carefully. If your parent goes to rehab, we help make sure the plan for home is safe before they leave.

Train access for visiting family

Orange has two stations on NJ Transit's Morris and Essex Lines, Orange and Highland Avenue, with direct service toward Newark and New York. That makes it easier for adult children in the city to visit. Weekday help is still hard to give from a distance, and that is where we help with regular visits and clear updates.

Visiting family often arrive with a list of worries and only a weekend to address them. We can schedule a meeting while you are in town so you see the plan in person and know who to call when you are back home.

Mental health and chronic illness

Some of the families we work with in Orange are caring for an adult with a long-term mental illness, or an older parent whose depression, anxiety or substance use is getting in the way of their health. Our founders have spent decades in mental health clinics and psychiatric hospitals, and we are comfortable with these situations. We help coordinate psychiatric care, medications, housing and benefits, and we step in during a crisis. Learn about our mental health care management.

For older adults who need help with costs, we can explain programs available through the Essex County Division of Senior Services and the state, and help with applications. Our practice covers all of Essex County.

How we help families in Orange

• Care Assessment: An in-person, top-to-bottom look at your loved one's health, home, safety and supports, so you know exactly where things stand.
• Care Planning: A written, practical plan built around your loved one's goals, with clear recommendations your family can act on right away.
• Hospital Discharge Planning: Help getting your loved one safely from hospital or rehab back home, or to the right next setting, without dangerous gaps.
• Dementia Care Management: Guidance and hands-on support for families caring for someone with Alzheimer's or another dementia, from early changes through later stages.
• In-Home Care Coordination: We screen, arrange and oversee aides, nurses and services at home, so your loved one gets care that is safe and reliable.
• Assisted Living and Housing Placement: Unbiased help choosing assisted living, memory care, a nursing home or another setting, from people who never take referral fees.
• Long-Distance Caregiving: When you live far away, we become your eyes and ears nearby, visiting, coordinating care and keeping you updated.
• Rent-a-Daughter: Think of us as the daughter you can count on, checking in, showing up and caring for your parent as our own.

Hospitals we work with near Orange

We regularly support families during and after stays at:

• Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
• Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
• Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Getting started is simple

1. Call us for a free conversation. Tell us what is happening with your loved one.
2. We meet in person. Our assessment takes about 3 to 5 hours, at home in Orange or wherever your loved one is staying.
3. You get a clear plan. Specific recommendations, and as much ongoing help as you want.

Nearby towns we also serve

See all towns we serve in Essex County, NJ.