Ocean County Library --- Ocean County Resource Directory

Name	Address ~ Contacts	General Information
Manahawkin Convalescent Center	1211 State Hwy 72W Manahawkin, NJ 08050 609-597-8500 DIRECTOR: Donald J. Sullivan	Nursing and rehab facility providing intermediate care. Services: Nursing and rehab services, activities, housekeeping and dietary services, 24 hour nursing care, x-ray, laboratory and pharmacy services provided as needed. Subjects: NURSING FACILITY: INTERMEDIATE CARE REHABILITATION SERVICES
Manchester Manor Rehabilitation Center	1770 Tobias Avenue Lakehurst, NJ 08733 732-657-1800 (voice) 732-657-6802 (fax) DIRECTOR: Shawne Mimna	186 bed nursing facility specializing in quality long term and rehabilitative nursing care. In addition to 24 hour skilled nursing services, physical, occupational and speech therapies, social services and a full recreational program. Subjects: NURSING FACILITY: SKILLED CARE REHABILITATION SERVICES
Manchester Township Senior Outreach	1 Colonial Drive Lakehurst, NJ 08733 732-657-8121 ext. 1132 (voice) 732-657-5562 (fax) Web site: www.manchestertownshipnj.org DIRECTOR: Brenda Sloan	Provides information and assistance, medical transportation, shopping for the homebound, S.H.I.P. (senior health insurance program) ,counseling and assistance with filling out forms and applications. Eligibility: 60 + and live in Manchester Twp.
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Central Jersey Chapter	1010 East Park Blvd. Cranbury, NJ 08512 609-655-7400 (voice) 609-655-1520 (fax) DIRECTOR: Patricia VanAbs, Director	Mission is to prevent birth defects and infant death. Services: Prenatal health education classes (free), public health education brochures, fact sheet, videos, community grants, information and referral to support groups, toll free hotline.
Marine Program Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County	732-349-1210	Provides assistance, advisory and educational services to commercial fishermen and aquaculture, includes the fields of marine recreation and environmental protection.
Matheny School and Hospital	Main St. PO Box 339 Peapack, NJ 07977 908-234-0011 (voice) 908-719-2137 (fax) DIRECTOR: Steven Proctor, President	A premier facility offering primary care and the ultimate in health care services for people of all ages with developmental disabilities. Matheny also operates as an approved private school for persons with multiple disabilities. All services are available on a residential or outpatient basis. Subjects: DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS Services: Medical, nursing, allied health, respite care, home health, and comprehensive continuum of care (outpatient services), educational services. Eligibility: People with developmental disabilities.
Medicaid Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services	1510 Hooper Avenue, Suite 130 Toms River, NJ 08753-2225 732-255-0731 (voice) 732-255-0743 (fax) DIRECTOR: Gail Dempsey	Provides program assistance and information in general. Subjects: MEDICAID PROGRAMS Services: Assists individuals with Medicaid issues, questions or problems once eligibility is established. Processes all prior authorizations for Medicaid Services. Issues or replaces Medicaid cards for SSI eligibles Assists Medicaid beneficiaries and providers with billing problems. County focal point for outreach and application assistance for NJ KidCare. Eligibility: Ocean County Board of Social Services or Social Security Administration.
Medicaid Extension	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Extended Medicaid benefits are available to families who lose eligibility for Medicaid due to employment-related criteria based on the income standards and methodologies in effect for the TANF program as of July 16, 1996. Thus, extended Medicaid benefits will begin with the loss of WFNJ cash assistance only when that loss is coincident with the loss of Medicaid eligibility under the July 16, 1996 TANF income standards and methodologies.
Medicaid Only	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Available to aged, blind and disabled residents of Ocean County. Eligible individuals may reside in the community, a nursing home, or may be confined to a general or rehabilitation hospital. Eligibility is based on the applicant’s income, as well as resource guidelines which relate to the individual’s living arrangements.
Medicaid Outstanding Services	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	As a result of federal and state mandates, Board implemented outstationing at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, NJ 1991. The purpose of outstationing is to screen patients and secure applications from those who may be eligible for Board Programs.
Medicaid Special	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Designed to provide adequate medical care for children under the age of 21. Financial eligibility is based on the income and resources of the individual and/or his or her parents. The income of the spouse will also be considered if married.
Medicaid Special Prenatal	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Available to a pregnant woman on behalf of her unborn child. Eligibility begins with the medical determination of pregnancy and continues through the 60th day after the last day of pregnancy. The child may be eligible to continue being covered for up to one year.
Medical Assistance Program	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	The Medical Assistance Program is for the aged, blind and disabled and pregnant women and children. Eligible individuals may reside in the community, a nursing home, or may be confined to a general or rehabilitation hospital. Eligibility is determined by Board of Social Services staff.
Medical Center of Ocean County Intervention Counseling Center	525 Rte. 70 Brick, NJ 08723 732-295-6417 732-458-5273 (fax) Web site: www.meridianhealth.com DIRECTOR: Neil Harbus LCSW	Providing comprehensive mental health and addictions services for ages 3 and up. Psychiatric services also available. Nonprofit organization that is part of Meridian Health Systems. Subjects: COUNSELING: SUBSTANCE ABUSE Services: Individual, group, family counseling, intensive outpatient treatment, anger management groups, compulsive gambling, women’s addictions treatment, tobacco treatment, adolescent addictions treatment, psychiatric evaluation and medication mgmt, treatment of ADD, ADHD, and ODD in children. Eligibility: Most commercial insurance accepted, medicare, grant funding, medicaid pending, sliding scale and charity care available.
Medical Transportation	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Transportation services to and from medical appointments are available for most Medicaid-eligible persons. Recipients may drive their own cars and be reimbursed for mileage when authorized, or take public transportation and be reimbursed. Other methods of transportation include taxi service, volunteer drivers, social service aides employed by the Board, or the Ocean Ride Program through the Ocean County Department of Transportation and Vehicle Services. The board determines the most feasible method on a per case basis. Subjects: Medicaid Programs, Financial Assistance, Social Support
Medically Needy Program	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Provides limited medical benefits to certain New Jersey residents who may not be able to afford health care services but have income and/or assets that are too high to qualify for other Medicaid services. Eligibility: Must be 65 or older, blind, disabled, pregnant, or needy child under 21 years of age.
Medicenter	685 River Ave. Lakewood, NJ 08701 732-364-8300 (voice) 732-364-1496 (fax) DIRECTOR: Scott Goldberg, Administrator	Subjects: NURSING FACILITY: INTERMEDIATE CARE NURSING FACILITY: SKILLED CARE REHABILITATION SERVICES
Mental Health Association in Ocean County	681 River Avenue, Suite 2J Lakewood, NJ 08701 732-905-1132 (voice) 732-905-0906 (fax) DIRECTOR: Jo Ann Bonnett	Dedicated to improving the mental health of people who reside in Ocean County through support, education and advocacy services. Subjects: MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH: SELF HELP/SUPPORT Services: Community advocates program helps support a consumer’s reintegration into the community. Includes face to face meetings in the community and telephone contact. Eligibility: Eighteen years or older
Mental Health Transportation	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Transportation is available to and from mental health services for residents who are referred by authorized personnel of Friendship Corner. Clients who drive their own cars are reimbursed per mile, clients without cars may be able to use various public transportation providers or private providers under contract.
Meridian Health System, Brick Division	425 Jack Martin Blvd. Brick, NJ 08724 732-840-3373. 732-206-8368(fax) Web site: www.meridianhealth.com DIRECTOR: Claire Jones	Nonprofit healthcare agency volunteer program in an acute care, rehab and long term care environment. Services: Acute care: OR, EP, med-surgical information, information desk, clerical, escort Rehab: transport and activities Long Term: transport and activities. Eligibility: Age 12 for long term and childcare, Ages 13-93 hospital.
Meridian Health System, Medical Center	MEDICAL CENTER OF OCEAN COUNTY Community and Senior Services 107 Brick Plaza Brick, NJ 08724 732-840-9400, 732-920-6369(fax) DIRECTOR: Kathleen Trainor, RN, Site manager	A hospital department staffed by registered nurses/health educators, offering health and wellness classes, support groups, CPR, childbirth prep, etc. Services: Programs offered for all ages, health education, prevention information, at our site or yours, school/group programs.
Meridian Health System, Point Pleasant Division Meridian Home Care	2121 Edgewater Place Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 732-295-6220 (voice) 732-295-6184 (fax) DIRECTOR: Vivian Switzer, RN	Medicare certified, JCAHO accredited home health agency. Services: Skilled nursing, all ages, prenatal maternal child health to adult , elderly, disabled. Physical, occupational, speech therapy, medical social services, intravenous, enteralstomy therapy, hospice, home health aide.
Medical Center of Ocean County Campus	Senior Services (Eldermed) 107 Brick Plaza Brick, NJ 08723 732-840-9400 (voice) 732-920-6369 (fax) DIRECTOR: Kathy Crowley-Foster	Eldermed program offers: health education, wellness classes, medical bills claims assistance, adult day care, and community case management. Services: Health Education, Wellness Classes, Medical Bills Claims Assistance, Adult Day Care, Caregiver Support Groups, Community Case Management, Day Break, and Morning Out. Eligibility: 55+
Mid-Jersey Cares Regional Early Intervention Collaborative	501 Hoes Lane, Suite 206 Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-699-0944 732-699-1218(fax) Web site: www.cnjmchc.org ADMINISTRATOR: Cynthia Newman, MSW, LCSW	Nonprofit organization, acting as advocates and catalysts, to improve the health of infants, children, and women of childbearing age in the region, utilizing the resources of private, public, governmental and community based organizations, and consumers. Eligibility: Special needs children birth to 3 years of age.
Midland School	PO Box 5026 94 Readington Road North Branch, NJ 08876 908-722-8222 (voice) 908-722-1547 (fax) E-mail: midlandsch@aol.com Web site: http://www.midlandschool.org DIRECTOR: Philip M. Gartlan	Private school for individuals with disabilities - day program. Subject: SPECIAL EDUCATION: LEARNING DISABLED Services: Academics, social skills development, adapted physical education, art, music, general shop, health education, computer education, speech and language therapy, counseling, career education, school to work transition, independent living, health services, occupational therapy, behavior management, horticulture therapy, social and recreational programs, special family days and events, respite weekends, educational programs for parents and professionals, adult weekend getaways, job training and placement for adults at Midland Advanced Programs, community homes for adults through Midland Residential Communities, Inc.
Model Waiver (I, II, III)	Ocean County Board of Social Services 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08754-0547 732-349-1500	Extends Medicaid services to eligible individuals to help them remain in the community rather than be cared for in a long term care facility or hospital setting. Home services, including case management, are provided to aged and disabled persons who meet the eligibility requirements of the program.
Monmouth Center for Vocational Rehabilitation	Ocean County Office 1451 Route 37 West Toms River, NJ 08755 732-244-7511 (voice) 732-244-7553 (fax) DIRECTOR: Kelley Ryan, LSW	Vocational rehabilitation agency providing both vocational and mental health services for people with disabilities. Services: Vocational evaluation, work adjustment training, job sampling, job coaching (pre-placement and on site), long term support, partial care, outpatient mental health, sheltered workshop and community work program for students with disabilities. Eligibility: Anyone with a disability.
Monmouth Medical Center An Affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center	300 Second Ave. Long Branch, NJ 07740 732-923-7700 (voice) 732-923-7710 (fax) DIRECTOR: Arlene Fleck, RN	9,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility, brings together in one setting all diagnostic and treatment services, as well as a full range of psychosocial, educational and support services for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer and benign breast diseases. Subjects: BREAST CANCER Services: Provides a full array of diagnostic radiology services including screening and diagnostic mammography, ultrasound, stereotactic breast needle biopsy and consultation for women with abnormal mammograms. Clinical consultation appointments are available with breast surgeons, plastic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, genetic counselors and psychologists. Also found is a chemotherapy suite affording a comfortable setting for women receiving chemotherapy treatment. The Center also provides women a Breast Cancer High Risk Program and Lymphedema Program, as well as support groups.
Monmouth Ocean Educational Services - MAECOM	100 Tornillo Way, Suite 3 Tinton Falls, NJ 07712 732-542-3439 (voice) 732-542-0302 (fax) DIRECTOR: Val Bianco	General adult and continuing education. Over 250 classes year round. High school completion, diploma programs and English as a second language. Services: Tuition and free programs. Programs: Real Estate and Insurance Pre-licensing, Black Seal licensing and computer training.
Muscular Dystrophy Association	1049 Broadway West Long Branch, NJ 07764 732-229-1161 (voice) 732-870-8575 (fax) Web site: www.mdausa.org DIRECTOR: Carolee madole	Nonprofit national health agency that raises funds for patients of over the 43 neuromuscular diseases that MDA covers. Money goes to patient care and research. Services: MDA clinic free for patients of Monmouth Medical Center, provides wheelchairs, braces and transportation to and from clinic, pays to send our children to MDA summer camp.

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