Seniors who live in a “Naturally Occurring Retirement Community” (NORC) throughout Mercer County, NJ, may receive elder care help if legislation passes. A NORC is any community in which seniors inhabit over 50% of the homes or apartments. As residents in a community age, but do not move to another location, a senior community is naturally developed. In Mercer County, Park Place Apartments in Ewing is one local example.
Legislation for a program in Mercer County has been proposed to help these NORCs with offering health screenings, medication management, mental health screenings, nursing on-site, shopping assistance, etc. If successful, it would be offered state-wide.
For more about the program, read the NJ.com article: http://bit.ly/PM6hIY
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