In home care in Ocean Gate can be a bit stressful especially for those caring for others who are far away. If you are caring for seniors, people with disabilities, people with Dementia or Alzheimer’s, or people recovering from surgery or illness in Ocean Gate, we\u2019ve put together this helpful resource for you. Below you\u2019ll find a comprehensive list of information about activities and suppliers in your area.<\/p>\n
Assisting Hands\u00ae\u00a0will help you select the best matched caregiver from its pre-screened group of available assistants and can have qualified help placed in your home generally within 48 hours or less of the initial call.\u00a0In home care in Ocean Gate doesn’t have to be a stressful endeavor.<\/p>\n
Assisting Hands\u00ae\u00a0can provide assistance in the privacy of their own home for you or a loved one. Our caregivers are trained, certified and experienced in providing in-home care. They have successfully passed extensive background checks, as well as being insured, bonded, and covered by workman’s compensation insurance.<\/p>\n
Our service plans are individualized to meet your need. We assist with the day-to-day activities. We are happy to help you find in home care in Ocean Gate:<\/p>\n
Website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Office of Senior Services is the focal point that older adults and their families can turn to for information regarding services and programs in Ocean County.\u00a0In Ocean County we make certain our programs and services \u2013 from transportation to nutrition sites \u2013 provide this population with the assistance they need to live independently and with dignity. \u00a0A representative from the Office of Senior Services also is available at the\u00a0County Connection<\/a>, the Ocean County government service outlet located at the Ocean County Mall, as well as some of the other\u00a0Satellite Resource Centers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Website<\/a><\/p>\n The St. Francis Community Center in Long Beach Township serves seniors throughout Ocean County. If you live in Ocean Gate, you can contact their Berkeley Satellite Office which covers Ocean Gate. Contact information for the Berkeley office is below. Check out their website for other services that they have available for seniors.<\/p>\n Berkeley Satellite Office Ocean County YMCA<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ocymca.org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 1088 W Whitty Road, Toms River, NJ 08755-3279<\/p>\n P: 732 341 9622<\/p>\n F: 732 341 1629<\/p>\n The Ocean County YMCA located in Tom’s River offers some adult programs that may interest seniors. For example, they offer adult fitness programs as well as the Arthritis Foundation YMCA Aquatic program which is a water exercise program designed for those with limited mobility to help relieve pain and stiffness by giving participants the opportunity to do gentle range of motion. This exercise program is lead by an Arthritis Foundation trained & certified instructor.<\/p>\n Check out their program guide<\/a> to learn more about what this YMCA location offers.<\/p>\n While Assisting Hands is an in home care agency we understand that the needs of Ocean Gate seniors goes beyond just being cared for. We are often asked for ideas that seniors may participate in, events and other such activities that seniors may find fun.<\/span><\/p>\n Ocean Gate Historical Society<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 800 Asbury Avenue Website<\/a><\/p>\n (732) 269-8040<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Ocean County Historical Society Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n 26 Hadley Ave. Barnegat Historical Society<\/strong> Barnegat Light Museum<\/strong> Loveland Homestead Museum<\/strong> Berkeley Township Historical Society Museum<\/strong> Phone: (732) 269-9527<\/span><\/p>\n Brick Township Historical Society – Havens Homestead Museum<\/strong> Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum<\/strong> Lacey Historical Society Old Schoolhouse Museum<\/strong> P.O. Box 412, Forked River, N.J. 08731 Lakehurst Historical Museum<\/strong> Phone: (732) 657-8864<\/span><\/p>\n Long Beach Island Historical Association<\/strong> New Jersey Maritime Museum<\/strong> New Jersey Museum of Boating<\/strong> Old Town Hall Replica By appointment<\/strong> Phone: (732) 928-1200<\/span><\/p>\n Point Pleasant Historical Society Museum<\/strong> Prospertown Schoolhouse \u00a0<\/strong> www.staffordhistory.org<\/a> Toms River Seaport Society & Maritime Museum<\/strong> Tuckerton Seaport\u00a0<\/strong>St. Francis Community Center<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nLBICC., Inc. Senior Services
\nPinewald-Keswick Road
\nBayville, NJ 08721
\n732-244-9600<\/p>\nSenior Activities in and Around Ocean Gate, NJ<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nP.O. Box 895
\nOcean Gate, NJ 08740<\/p>\n
\nPhone: (732) 341-1880
\nToms River, N.J. 08753
\nFax: (732) 341-4372
\nwww.oceancountyhistory.org<\/a>
\noceancounty.history@verizon.net\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nHeritage Village
\n575 E. Bay Ave.
\nPhone: (609) 698-3788
\nP.O. Box 381, Barnegat, N.J. 08005
\nwww.barnegathistoricalsociety.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\n5th Street & Central Ave.
\nPhone: (609) 494-8578
\nP.O. Box 386, Barnegat Light, N.J. 08006
\nOpen 10 to 4 p.m., July and August
\nOpen Weekends June and September
\nwww.BL-HS.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBay Head Historical Society
\nCorner of Bridge and Bay Avenues., Pt. Pleasant
\nwww.bayheadhistoricalsociety.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\n630 Route 9
\nP.O. Box 303, Bayville, N.J. 08721<\/p>\n
\nP.O. Box 160, Brick, N.J. 08723
\n521 Herbertsville Rd., Brick, NJ 08724
\nPhone: (732) 785-2500
\nwww.bricktwphistoricalsociety.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\n35 Leitz Blvd. & Wisteria Lane
\nPhone: (609) 294-1547
\nP.O. Box 43, Tuckerton, N.J. 08087
\nPhone: (609) 685-1528
\nwww.tuckertonhistoricalsociety.org<\/a>
\nHours Wednesday 10 AM – 4 PM – Year Round
\nSaturday 2 PM – 4 PM – June – October<\/p>\n
\nRt. 9, 126 S. Main St.<\/p>\n
\nPhone: (609) 971-0467<\/span><\/p>\n
\n300 Center St., Lakehurst
\nMailing Address:\u00a0300 Lake Street, Lakehurst, N.J. 08733-2825<\/p>\n
\n129 Engleside Ave.
\nPhone: (609) 492-0700
\nBeach Haven, N.J. 08008
\nlbiha_museum@comcast.net<\/a>
\nWeb Site:\u00a0www.lbimuseum.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\n528 Dock Rd.
\nBeach Haven, NJ 08008
\nPhone: (609) 492-0202
\nwww.NJMaritimeMuseum.org<\/a>
\ninfo@NJMaritimeMuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\n1800 Bay Ave., Building #13,
\nPoint Pleasant, N.J. 08742
\nPhone: (732) 606-7605
\nwww.njmb.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\n95 W. Veterans Highway, Route 528
\nJackson, N.J. 08527 Ext. 1211<\/p>\n
\n416 New Jersey Avenue
\nPhone: (732) 892-3091
\nP.O. Box 1273, Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. 08742
\nWeb Site:\u00a0www.pointpleasanthistory.com<\/a>
\nE-Mail:\u00a0ppbhistoricalsociety@gmail.comt<\/a>
\nOpen 2nd Thursday of month 1-5 p.m. or by appointment<\/p>\n
\n95 W. Veterans Highway
\nJackson, N.J. 08527
\nPhone: (732) 928-1200
\n<\/span>Located in a one-hundred-fifty-year-old schoolhouse, this museum displays artifacts of Jackson’s past, including artifacts having to do with historic grist mills and cranberry bogs, and features a rotating art exhibit; the museum is open by appointment only.<\/p>\n
\nStafford Township Historical Society Inc., \u00a0<\/strong>
\nPhone: (609) 597-5947
\nP.O. Box 1097, Manahawkin, N.J. 08050
\nE-Mail Address:\u00a0staffordhistory@verizon.net<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nHooper Ave. & E. Water St.
\nPhone: (732) 349-9209
\nP.O. Box 1111, Toms River,N.J. 08754-1111
\nFax: (732) 349-2498
\nwww.tomsriverseaport.org<\/a>
\noffice@tomsriverseaport.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nPhone: (609) 296-8868
\n120 W. Main Street
\nTuckerton, N.J. 08087
\nwww.tuckertonseaport.org\u00a0<\/a>
\ninfo@tuckertonseaport.org<\/a><\/p>\n