The Department of Senior Services provides and coordinates numerous services and sponsors many activities for senior citizens. Services available within the County include transportation, seasonal cleaning, housekeeping, certified home health aides, telephone reassurance, social adult day care and legal services.
Activities include educational conferences, evening socials, health fairs and trips to various locations. Advocacy efforts on behalf of the senior citizens range from policy development to petitioning elected officials.
The department is an ADRC (Aging Disability Resource Connection) coordinating and providing information and assistance, outreach, in-home evaluations, benefit screenings and care management services. A coordinated effort with the Passaic County Board of Social Services improves access to community programs and services as well as nursing facility placement. To contact ADRC, please call 1-877-222-3737.
The Department of Senior Services further administers the provision of congregate meals, nutrition education and counseling, and home-delivered meals.
The department is an ADRC (Aging Disability Resource Connection) coordinating and providing information and assistance, outreach, in-home evaluations, benefit screenings and care management services. A coordinated effort with the Passaic County Board of Social Services improves access to community programs and services as well as nursing facility placement. To contact ADRC, please call 1-877-222-3737.
The Department of Senior Services further administers the provision of congregate meals, nutrition education and counseling, and home-delivered meals.
To learn more about the services offered by this department, view the brochures below.
- Passaic County Senior Services
- Passaic County Adult Day Care
- CARES
- Division of Nutrition Services
- Passaic County Paratransit Program
Department News
March 26, 2019
Social Security and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) continue to receive reports of fraudulent phone calls from people falsely claiming to be Social Security employees. If you receive one of these calls, report the information to the OIG Fraud Hotline at 1-800-269-0271 or at https://oig.ssa.gov/report.
