Going Home From the Hospital: Project Supports Elderly, Chronically Ill Residents of Absecon Island, N.J. - and Develops a Regional Health Information Organization

October 17, 2008 | Program Result Report

Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County worked to improve home care for frail older residents of Absecon Island, in New Jersey, who were being discharged from hospitals and other care facilities.

Pilot Program Trains Certified Home Health Aides to Provide Nursing Care to Patients at Home

October 4, 2011 | Program Result Report

Under the state of New Jersey's Nurse Delegation Pilot Program, registered nurses delegated specific health care tasks performed in the homes of some Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities or chronic conditions to certified home health aides.

Faith in Action

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

From 1983 to 2008, RWJF funded more than 1,700 projects across the country to support interfaith volunteer caregiving through three national programs.

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 29, 2012 | News Release

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 27, 2012 | News Release

Central New Jersey Gerontological Institute Created to Provide Research Opportunities, Training for Medical Students

January 31, 2008 | Program Result Report

Staff at the Foundation of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey conducted a study of health needs of elderly residents in central New Jersey and then created the Central New Jersey Gerontological Institute.

Health e-Technologies: Building the Science of eHealth

May 28, 2010 | Program Result Report

Health e-Technologies supported research to evaluate the effectiveness of technological applications in improving health behaviors and chronic disease management and in enhancing patient-provider interactions.

Hiring Freeze and Lack of Medicaid Waiver Snarls N.J. Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly

May 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

The New Jersey Department of Human Services created a design for a public-private partnership in which policyholders would be covered under Medicaid when private insurance expired, with asset protection equal to the amount of qualified insurance.

National Study Looks at Seniors in Assisted Living

March 30, 2004 | Program Result Report

From 1998 to 2002, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health led by Rosalie A. Kane, D.S.W., conducted a national research study of apartment-style assisted living for seniors.

School-Based Primary Health Care Model Helps Children with Severe Chronic Illnesses

January 29, 2002 | Program Result Report

The Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, N.J. implemented a model of care delivery for children affected by severe chronic illnesses and disabilities and their families.