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For Anna Rozenblit-Adler, the grand opening of Countrywide Home Care’s new headquarters is a sweet one.

“We’re growing so much so we needed more office space for our office staff,” she said, noting she jumped at the chance when she saw Bayard’s Chocolate House was available.

In 2019, Bayard’s Chocolates closed permanently after 50 years at the location on Route 70. At the time, Bayard’s owner, the James Candy Company, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, according to reports.

“It’s such a landmark location,” Rozenblit-Adler asserted. “It’s where I used to always love to come as a child that made me feel a sense of family and a sense of home. It was always that Easter bunny outside those big pillars.”

On Oct. 4, Rozenblit-Adler stood before those big pillars with her family not only to cherish those sweet memories, but to also celebrate a new beginning for her growing business.

“We have everything that we thought the community would enjoy,” she said of the crowd behind her. “We have bounce houses, a mechanical bull, a confection stand, we have food, we have the video game truck.

“When we do an event, we think of our community. Our community is not just the client that we provide services to, but it is the hard-working, minimum wage employees that get up every day whether rain, shine, snow, sleet or whatever it may be to provide the care.

“We always try to recognize them and appreciate them and give them the things that they enjoy. That’s why we thought about all these things. They are stopping in and we want them to relax even if it’s for a couple of minutes of the day.”

Countrywide Home Care’s mission is to provide services to clients in their homes assisting them to achieve the highest level of potential in their day-to-day self-care activities, according to its website.

“Our employees work in the fields,” Rozenblit-Adler explained. “Our certified home health aides go to client’s homes and provide care in their homes. The point of services is actually to keep people in the community longer, to prevent hospitalizations and to prevent nursing home stays.

“So we keep people independent as long as possible in their home.”

And hopefully a move to a nursing home does not have to happen.

“Everybody should always have the choice to where they want to pass and many of our clients – even when they have no family and are bed bound – they make the conscious choice to live at home according to their own wants and needs and rules,” Rozenblit-Adler reasoned. “My certified home health aides go to their homes, provide their care so they can remain living independent at home.”

The home health aides assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, walking and moving about, and/or helping with transfers.

“They cook meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner – they help to feed people – keep people clean, change diapers,” Rozenblit-Adler listed. “My aides use hoyer lifts, use hospital beds, they run errands, they do food shopping, laundry, change sheets, things of that nature.”

She noted her staff includes registered nurses who supervise the home health aides throughout the provision of care.

“The home health aides work according to a care plan,” Rosenblit-Adler explained.

At the grand opening, officials from Camden City and Cherry Hill were on hand to commemorate the continued success of Countrywide Home Care as it expands and grows.

Camden also passed a resolution on Oct. 7 recognizing Rozenblit-Adler and Countrywide Home Care.

For Rozenblit-Adler, Countrywide Home Care was a dream come true.

“I have my master’s in social work,” she said. “I always wanted to work with the community.”

Rozenblit-Adler was born in Russia and came to America with her parents as refugees in 1979. As an only child, she dedicates the success at Countrywide to her parents.

“I always just wanted to do more with the community,” she said. “I decided to open up Countrywide Home Care to serve the community better. I saw many home care agencies mistreating clients, not providing the care that they needed.

“In order to keep them independent at home, we decided to do it differently, to do it better, and we have.”

The first office for Countrywide was opened in 2019, and since then, they’ve grown with five locations: Cherry Hill, Pennsauken (its former headquarters), Camden City, Clementon and Vineland.

The business has over 2,000 employees, who are in various locations throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

The new headquarters represents Countrywide’s new beginning and will also house the future Countrywide Home Care Association (CHHA) school to help people become certified.

For more information about Countrywide Home Care visit countrywidehomecare.com.

By The New Jersey Department of Transportation

As families prepare for the Labor Day holiday and students across New Jersey get ready to return to the classroom, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is reminding motorists to make safety their top priority on the road.

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, a time when travel increases on highways, shore routes, and local roads. Combined with the start of the school year, this creates a unique set of challenges for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists.

“Whether you’re heading down the shore, driving to work, or bringing your kids to school, safety always has to come first,” said NJDOT Commissioner Fran O’Connor. “We all share the road, and that means staying alert and looking out for one another.”

This call to action supports New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s Target Zero initiative, a bold statewide goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2040. Every driver who makes the choice to buckle up, slow down, and avoid distractions plays a vital role in achieving that goal. 

NJDOT is urging drivers to plan ahead, focus on the road, and be mindful of speed limits – especially in school zones and residential neighborhoods. With more buses on the road and children walking or biking to school, extra caution is critical. The Department is also reminding travelers that law enforcement agencies will be increasing patrols over the holiday weekend as part of a statewide effort to reduce crashes.

In 2024, New Jersey saw a troubling rise in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities, underscoring the need for increased awareness and vigilance behind the wheel. Safety officials stress that small changes – like putting down your phone and leaving extra travel time – can prevent serious injuries and save lives.

As summer draws to a close, NJDOT encourages all roadway users to make safety a year-round habit. By working together, New Jersey can move closer to its goal of eliminating roadway deaths and serious injuries by 2040.

Visit www.DriveSafelyNJ.com to learn more. 

By The New Jersey Department of Transportation

There were more than 600 crash-related fatalities on New Jersey roadways in 2023. We’re so used to seeing statistics that it can be easy to forget there are real people behind the numbers. So let’s reframe it.

In 2023, more than 600 mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, and friends never made it home to their loved ones – and many of those losses were preventable.

From his first day on the job, New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Fran O’Connor has made improving roadway safety one of his top priorities. Having spent more than four decades working with transportation agencies across the country, Commissioner O’Connor knows all too well the tragic consequences of distracted and impaired driving. Then, shortly before taking office, he experienced the heartbreaking loss of a close friend in a distracted driving crash.

That devastating incident – and recent fatalities involving impaired drivers, elder pedestrians and children on bicycles are stark reminders that behind every statistic, there is a human story, a family affected, and a community grieving.

One death is too many, and every loss of life is tragic, especially when it could have been prevented by putting down a phone, getting a designated driver, or simply paying attention to the road. These are things we all learn when we get our license but, unfortunately, when it comes to driver behavior, knowing better doesn’t always equate to doing better.

“At NJDOT, safety is a priority and consideration in every step of our project delivery process,” O’Connor says. “But no amount of engineering can fully compensate for driver behavior. Everyone deserves to go home to their loved ones at the end of the day.”

With the support Governor Murphy and his commitment to improving roadway safety, NJDOT is doing everything it can to ensure the safety of those traveling throughout the Garden State. But, ultimately, it’s up to motorists and everyone who uses these roadways do their part and drive responsibly. Even passengers play a role in making sure the driver is sober and not distracted.

The single most important thing a driver can do when behind the wheel is stay alert. Distracted drivers are dangerous drivers – risking their own lives, and the lives of everyone around them.

While choosing to use your phone while behind the wheel, or drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol can lead to a hefty fine or jail time – those aren’t the only ways drivers lose focus. Lives have been lost because someone looked down to grab a sandwich or change a radio station. It really does take only a second to lose control and change someone’s life forever.

“We need the help of the motoring public, and all roadway users, if we want to see a decline in fatalities and injuries caused by distracted driving,” O’Connor says.

It is possible to lower the number of fatal crashes in New Jersey but NJDOT, the New Jersey State Police, and other partner agencies can’t do it alone. Let’s work to break the bad habits that put yourself and others at risk, commit to driving responsibly, and respect our fellow roadway users. Visit www.DriveSafelyNJ.com to learn more.