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A Message from
Dennis McNerney, County Executive
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County of Bergen is pleased to announce this new program
designed to check on the well-being of residents in
need. This
program is available free of charge to Bergen County
residents living alone, over the age of 60, homebound,
or disabled, either on a permanent or long-term basis.
The
Wellness Check Program is part of a coordinated system
of health and human services for older adults and
individuals with disabilities over the age of 18 called
BERGEN NJ EASE. EASE provides information on a wide
variety of community-based services and programs sponsored
by our Divisions of Senior Services and Disability
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How the Program Works
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At
approximate pre-specified hours, you will receive
a free daily phone call from the Bergen County Wellness
Check Program to check on your well-being. The call
will begin with the following pre-recorded message:
"This is a phone call from the Bergen County
Wellness Check Program. Please press '1111' if you
are okay."
When
you become a participant in the program, you will
be asked to identify friends or family who may assist
you in an emergency. When the system cannot make contact
with you, it will call the relatives or friends you
have designated.
If
your telephone line is busy or there is no answer,
the system will call back two more times over the
span of ten (10) minutes. If there is no answer or
the line stays busy, your primary and secondary contacts
will automatically be notified to check on you.
The
system will only respond to touchtone telephones or
through a TTY, a device for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Registration |
If
you would like to enroll in this program, please
complete the application and forward it to the
address specified on the form. You will receive a
phone call prior to your first call to let you know
your application has been processed.
If
you have any questions, please feel free to call the
Division of Senior Services at (201) 336-7400.
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