ORANJ
The Organization of Residents
Associations of New Jersey

ORANJ welcomes into membership
all Residents Associations of certified
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)
in the State of New Jersey.
ORANJ trifold brochure - printable (.pdf format)

Legislative Handbook
2012 Update

The ORANJ Legislative Committee Handbook contains material that is useful for ORANJ Legislative Committee members and for comparable committees at member CCRCs.

Much of the handbook is simply links to appropriate pages of the website of the New Jersey Legislature.  Of special interest to seniors is a section listing the current legislators who are on the four committees of interest to ORANJ.   This table, which is updated annually, lists New Jersey CCRCs, their legislative districts, and indicates whether their legislators are on any of the four committees of interest.

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Report on the Study of Transparency in CCRCs
November, 2010

The report of the Study of Transparency;
Compares evidences of present transparency levels with respondent’s feelings about how much residents enjoy candid and open communication from boards and managements;
Explores possible differences in levels of transparency related to different sizes of a community’s Independent Living population as reported in ORANJ occupancy reports;
Analyzes the different roles of boards, managements, and resident committees;
Suggests ways that communities can improve their transparency.
Transparency Study Report

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Report on the Study of Resident Board members
September, 2010
Summary and Full Report.

The Meal Credit Committee conducted a 2008 survey with a recommendation that CCRCs institute a bar code and computer system in their dining rooms to increase efficiency of operation. Research Report

The Research Page - 2005 to 2011

For news about ORANJ, its committees, and New Jersey CCRCs:
The ORANJ Newsletter - our quarterly newsletter