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Former New Jersey Assembly partners scramble to succeed Sen. Loretta Weinberg in the 37th District in Bergen County.

The slow process of getting COVID vaccines to homebound seniors TRENTON – For all the focus on getting senior citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 to secure and reopen nursing homes, homebound seniors have gotten less attention and been slower to inoculate. Nancy Fitterer, president and chief executive officer of the Home Care and Hospice Association of New Jersey, said home health care agencies are uniquely situated to help, given that their nurses regularly do this work with flu shots. “When it came to the vaccinations, the Department of Health and I worked really closely in December to...

NorthJersey.com Senior care providers who receive funding from the state could be required to complete cultural competency training focused on sexual orientation and gender identity if a proposed bill passes. The bill aims to help providers better understand LGBTQ topics and eliminate discrimination that LGBTQ people fear when finding care or housing. LGBTQ people are fearful when they enter nursing homes, said Gordon Sauer, who leads the Jersey City chapter of SAGE, a national organization that advocates for LGBTQ seniors. "They're thinking, 'OK, do I need to hide who I am? am I going to g...

Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, and AARP. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the state’s population age 65 and older will nearly double by 2030, increasing by four million people– all the while becoming more racially and economically diverse. “As this demographic shift occurs and this population grows, so too does the threat and frequency of financial abuse of older adults,” said Treasurer Ma. She hopes the event will serve as an educational forum that fosters dialogue between financial abuse experts and older Californians – as well as those who love ...