Senior Planning Services

4.7 · 54 reviews
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Melissa
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2020-12-12 22:01

After my grandmothers fall, she was sent to Carmel...

After my grandmothers fall, she was sent to Carmel Richmond Rehabilitation Center we knew there was no way she would be able to come back home and take care of herself. We wanted her to remain at Carmel in their long-term care facility. Without Medicaid we could never afford to keep her there. We di...

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Christina Tell
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2020-12-02 00:24

Our Case Manager, Miriam, has been wonderful. She...

Our Case Manager, Miriam, has been wonderful. She has helped us from gathering the necessary documents in the very beginning to the final approval just a few weeks ago. She is professional, friendly and explains every step in the process. She made us feel that she genuinely cared about our mother ...

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Tom Gandolfo
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2020-12-01 14:30

One of the best decisions I've ever made was hirin...

One of the best decisions I've ever made was hiring SPS to manage the Medicaid application process for my mother-in-law. The process can be stressful and complicated. However, SPS personnel are experts and they made our process go very smoothly. My case manager was Leah and she was a pleasure to ...

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Sylvia LaFreniere
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2020-11-26 23:24

I recently had to place my mom in a nursing facili...

I recently had to place my mom in a nursing facility. This was a very scary time for me, because I not only had to find a facility who I felt would take good care of my mom, but also because of the expenses involved. She didn t have much money and I knew it wouldn t last long and had to worry abou...

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Karen LaCasa
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2020-11-26 06:33

I highly recommend Senior Planning Services to eve...

I highly recommend Senior Planning Services to everyone dealing with getting a family member on Medicaid. It is a laborious and daunting process, and Senior Planning Services handled every detail with professionalism and ease. I cannot say enough good things about this company or my representative,...

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Maryclaire Grosso
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2020-11-13 18:29

Well Worth It. That was the first thing I said t...

Well Worth It. That was the first thing I said to my husband after my meeting with your director, Abe.

Abe conveniently met me at my residence. He explained the process to me and we went over the information needed for the medicaid application. I felt immediate relief.

I heard of Senior ...

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Terry Gribbin
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2020-11-05 14:24

Robert T. Gribbin

Robert T. Gribbin
65 Lincoln Place
Waldwick, NJ 07463
15 August, 2017

Ms. Tova Stratton
Senior Planning Services
100 Blvd of the Americas
Lakewood, NJ 08701

Re: Gretchen Gribbin

Dear Tova:

When it became obvious in August of 2016 that my mom, referenced above, would not be coming h...

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Karen Kalec
Reviews 1
2020-11-02 17:24

I wanted to take a moment and thank the team at Se...

I wanted to take a moment and thank the team at Senior Planning Services for all you ve done to organize, complete and ultimately receive approval on behalf of my mother s Medicaid application.

When we realized that my mother was going to exhaust all of her funds and still needed care, I started ...

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Jeff Berry
Reviews 1
2020-10-27 19:02

Dear Tova,

Dear Tova,

My family was dreading the process of gaining Medicaid approval for my Aunt. I want to thank all of you at Senior Planning Services for making this process so simple. Your persistence and attention to detail resulted in a final approval.

It was obvious that my Aunt s pension and s...

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Matt Berger
Reviews 1
2020-10-10 14:12

I am forwarding this letter to compliment efforts,...

I am forwarding this letter to compliment efforts, dedication and empathy of your staff during a difficult, yet important process. My mother transitioned quickly from an Assisted Living Residence to needing full time care in a skilled Nursing facility. Miri, from the Sheepshead Nursing and Rehabilit...

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J. Joiner
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2020-10-06 18:03

We are so grateful to Senior Planning Services for...

We are so grateful to Senior Planning Services for assisting us with our Medicaid Title XIX application. Essy Friedman was our SPS Case Manager, and we could not be more grateful to her and her team for successfully navigating the application. She let us know clearly in advance what our timeline was...

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Ellen Growzowsky
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2020-09-15 20:01

Getting the phone number for Senior Planning Servi...

Getting the phone number for Senior Planning Services and being introduced to this company is the best thing that happened to me and my family! The company has gone above and beyond in holding our hand while we navigated the difficult path of placing mom in an assisted living facility and having it...

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Elizabeth Lindsay
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2020-09-12 23:06

Very disappointing. You pay about $4000.00 in adv...

Very disappointing. You pay about $4000.00 in advance. In my case, my mother's financial affairs came to nowhere near the medicaid stage when she passed away. there was enough of her money left for another year and a half. They did advance paperwork, most of which I did myself, and were nowhere ...

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Jesse Feneis
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2020-09-10 07:15

We were lucky enough to be have Senior Planning Se...

We were lucky enough to be have Senior Planning Services recommended to us when my I was planning on moving my parents into senior living. Their money was not going to last long for private pay and Medicaid was going to be their option for payment. This was a very daunting thing. The process is extr...

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Joe Provey
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2020-09-04 12:50

Late last year, Michelle Olson of Jewish Home Serv...

Late last year, Michelle Olson of Jewish Home Services recommended that I call Senior Planning Services to assist with my mom s Medicaid Application. At first I was somewhat skeptical that I needed help, but decided to pay the fee and hope for the best. Four months later after working closely with D...

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Aline Nicolas
Reviews 1
2020-08-27 09:53

February 16, 2020

February 16, 2020

Tova Stratton
Project Coordinator
Senior Planning Services
100 Blvd of the Americas
Lakewood, NJ 08701

Dear Tova,
I want to say Thank You! to you and Senior Planning Services (SPS) for all the assistance provided with the submission process for Medicaid approval from m...

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Pat Lambracht
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2020-08-14 21:05

Senior Planning Services came strongly recommended...

Senior Planning Services came strongly recommended by my social worker at my mother s long term care facility, Hunterdon Care Center. From the initial contact and throughout the entire process, I found Senior Planning Services to be highly professional, very informative, very knowledgeable and very...

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Nanette Dangelo
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2020-08-13 10:29

I feel very fortunate to have used Senior Planning...

I feel very fortunate to have used Senior Planning for my mother. Mom s Alzheimer s was progressing and it became necessary to find a nursing home for her. Avi Hoffman (Senior Planning Medicaid Specialist) performed the initial review of Mom s finances with our family. I want to thank Avi for his ad...

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Monty Brown
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2020-07-08 21:10

Dear Tova,

Dear Tova,

I am sending you this letter as a show of gratitude and thanks, to Senior Planning Services for assisting me through the process of obtaining Medicaid for my mother Sallie. Her ordeal started the day after Mothers day May 16th 2017, when she suffered a mild stroke leaving her with part...

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Lynn Coady
Reviews 1
2020-07-07 16:12

February 26, 2020

February 26, 2020
Dear Tova:
I wanted to reach out and thank you all at Senior Planning Services for your help and guidance throughout this process of applying for Medicaid for my Mother, Joan Barone.
I never imagined a year ago that I would be in this position. My Mom, while getting on in age, ...

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Antoinette Crumble
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2020-07-04 07:57

This place is a scam. I spoke with three different...

This place is a scam. I spoke with three different people gave them all of my mother's documentation for a pooled trust. And have not heard from anyone. No one picks up their phone no matter the time of day. And all of their locations have the same number. I reported them to Social Security afraid t...

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Mary Poland
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2020-06-28 10:13

My experience overall was completely positive with...

My experience overall was completely positive with Senior Planning Services(SPS). The Medicaid process is daunting but SPS is more than capable to navigate the ins and outs in order to reach the ultimate destination. Esther is great she helped me through some rather unique circumstances based on a...

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Barbara Fitzgerald
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2020-06-22 01:35

I would just like to take a few minutes to thank S...

I would just like to take a few minutes to thank Senior Planning Services for obtaining my mothers Medicaid approval in such a timely manner. Dealing with an elderly parent is stressful enough so taking this daunting government application process out of the equation provided some peace of mind.

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Valerie Gilson
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2020-06-22 00:53

...had previously been denied Medicaid benefit due...

...had previously been denied Medicaid benefit due to the difficulty in understanding the process and submitting a complete application. Once we put our trust in your competent hands to gather all the information needed and submit everything in a timely manner, the application was approved for the b...

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Vince R
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2020-06-05 17:11

I sat down to write this letter to extend our grat...

I sat down to write this letter to extend our gratitude to the people at Senior Planning Services for navigating the very complex and exhausting Medicaid application process for us.

Our nightmare started on the day that we had to rush mom to the hospital. Within the next 10 days we were faced wit...

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lauren jabra
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2020-05-05 18:53

I recently used this facility to file my stepmothe...

I recently used this facility to file my stepmothers Medicaid application. We had a case manager by the name of Noa Miller, who was very professional and informative. She helped expedite the application and get it quickly approved. I do not believe I could have gotten the same results in the same...

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Don Goldstein
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2020-04-26 23:02

We were very happy with the help provided by SPS a...

We were very happy with the help provided by SPS and the outcome that was achieved.

We contacted SPS on behalf of my cousin, a resident at a center for Alzheimer s care. Her brother, who had been paying her bills, had recently died, and we needed to apply for Medicaid for her. SPS was recommended...

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Lloyd Williams
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2020-04-21 19:58

I hve personally never visited Senior Planning Ser...

I hve personally never visited Senior Planning Services. My situation us that I communicated from the my residence in Kennedale Tx. via Becky Weinstein . Whiom I may highly praise for her expertise in guiding, working with me in the placement of my Mom in a facility in N. J. (and at times a link be...

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Lynne Eisenhut
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2020-04-20 17:12

I am writing today to thank Senior Planning Servic...

I am writing today to thank Senior Planning Services for the wonderful job that was performed on behalf
of my elderly mother. We had the most pleasant case manager imaginable; Naomi Roberts was
fantastic!
We were recommended by the facility my mother was in to move forward with the process to ins...

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Peter Johnson
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2020-04-18 19:39

I had the privilege of acting as conservator, heal...

I had the privilege of acting as conservator, health care representative and held power of attorney for an old friend. Once he became unable to live normally, even with a live-in aide, he was accepted as a resident in a long-term care facility. I had been advised concerning his need to secure Medica...

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Fran Block
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2020-04-16 04:37

When my aunt went to a nursing home for long term ...

When my aunt went to a nursing home for long term care, the finance department recommended that I hire Senior Planning Services to apply for Medicaid. I am so glad that I took their advice!
Karen Belmont, from Senior Planning, met me at the nursing home and had me sign necessary documents. Since s...

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John Millar
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2020-04-15 11:55

We were first recommended to use Senior Planning S...

We were first recommended to use Senior Planning Services by the social worker at Troy Hills Center in Parsippany New Jersey where my brother - in-law had become a resident in the December 2014. As soon as we had contacted Senior Planning we were scheduled to meet with a representative at our home ...

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Catherine Benoit
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2020-04-11 20:49

Please pass along my thanks for all those who work...

Please pass along my thanks for all those who worked to bring the Medicaid process to completion for my Dad. I am a Nurse Practitioner who has worked in Hospice for many years. Through that work, I have spent time in Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities, though I've never had a good underst...

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Eric Kempton
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2020-04-01 11:36

I would highly recommend Senior Planning Services ...

I would highly recommend Senior Planning Services for preparing and applying for Medicade. Both my parents were suffering from dementia and what would have been a totally overwhelming process was handled efficiently, professionally and thouroghly. Any possible areas of concern were brought to my ...

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Marjorie Schwartz
Reviews 1
2020-03-21 22:57

Tova Stratton

Tova Stratton
Senior Planning Services
100 Boulevard of the Americas
Lakewood, NJ 08710
April 30, 2020

Dear Tova,

I am writing to let you know what a great job Senior Planning Services did in assisting me with my father s Medicaid application and subsequent approval. The help I received f...

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Eve Padula
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2020-03-20 20:00

My mother suffered a major stroke at the end of 20...

My mother suffered a major stroke at the end of 2016, and it soon became apparent that she would need professional care for the rest of her life. Her care center recommended that we contact Senior Planning Services for help with Medicaid approval. Leah Eichenthal, our case manager, was so knowledgea...

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caren pillet
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2020-03-17 04:41

Dear Tova,

Dear Tova,
Senior Planning was able to navigate me thru this complex process and successfully delivering my mother to Medicaid. Sara Landau swiftly organized the application and all the supporting documents. Sara with kindness and patience answered my questions and concerns throughout this daunting...

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Paul Tremper
Reviews 1
2020-03-14 11:34

Dear Tova,

Dear Tova,
My mother entered an assisted living facility in 2015, and I knew eventually that she would most
likely exhaust her assets and need to apply for Medicaid. I began to look into the process early on, and
was very discouraged to see how much information was required, and felt the whole pr...

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Lisa DePalma
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2020-03-10 17:34

Our case manager for Senior Planning Services, Lea...

Our case manager for Senior Planning Services, Leah Eichenthal was very supportive and compassionate. She answered all my questions and concerns very promptly. I was so appreciative for her expertise in the Medicaid submission process, which went very smoothly. The cost, which was used from the spen...

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Don ryan
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2020-02-27 18:23

My brother, sister and I wanted to send you a quic...

My brother, sister and I wanted to send you a quick note to express our sincere appreciation for the high quality effort that Senior Planning Services ("SPS") put into the Medicaid application for our Mom. We feel so fortunate that Sunrise recommended SPS to us, and that Deena Teichman at SPS was a...

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Natalie Barrett
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2020-02-25 06:44

I want to express my appreciation to Senior Planni...

I want to express my appreciation to Senior Planning Services in this letter of recommendation today. Your great company came highly recommended by Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation Center in Lakewood, New Jersey. I had hit a major road block with Medicaid for my Mother who is in long term care at the...

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Bill Brich
Reviews 1
2020-02-18 17:28

Ms. Tova Stratton

Ms. Tova Stratton
Senior Planning Services
100 Blvd. of the Americas
Lakewood, NJ 08701

Dear Ms. Stratton,
I want to thank all of you at Senior Planning Services for staying committed in assisting me in completing my brother Michael' Medicaid application and for obtaining the subsequent appro...

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Allen Hirsch
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2020-02-18 16:23

We did our Medicaid planning for nursing home plac...

We did our Medicaid planning for nursing home placement with Senior Planning Services. Working with their wonderful staff has been one of the best decisions that our family has ever made. Their can do attitude and client service were truly remarkable and they were successful in securing the long t...

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Louis LaMonica
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2020-02-14 21:29

SENIOR PLANNING SERVICES , NO NEED TO SEARCH FOR A...

SENIOR PLANNING SERVICES , NO NEED TO SEARCH FOR ANY OTHER AGENCY! FROM OUR FIRST MEETING ,THROUGH OUT THE MEDICAID PROCESS , WE FOUND THEM TO BE HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL, VERY INFORMATIVE, AND THEY HAVE GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE !! THANKS AGAIN ,

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rosy boa
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2020-02-13 09:49

After my moms hip replacement surgery, my sister ...

After my moms hip replacement surgery, my sister and I lunched together one Sunday afternoon and the topic of long-term care was broached.

Our mom and been quite active in the golf and dance clubs in the Freehold, NJ community where she lived and would only consider an active adult community.

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Susan Cohen
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2020-02-10 16:14

When our mom had to go into Rehabilitation, and la...

When our mom had to go into Rehabilitation, and later into long term care, my siblings and I were very concerned about mom s finances. We didn t think she would have enough to cover her expenses once she had to go into long term care.
Adrienne, at the Buckingham at Norwood (which is a wonderful reh...

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Heather Greaves
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2020-01-10 00:28

Update: I spoke with the director who seemed genui...

Update: I spoke with the director who seemed genuinely interested in my situation, and understood where I was coming from. She explained that some financial institutions (like the ones my father used) have very strict guidelines and do need to speak directly to the power of attorney. She offered sol...

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