Medicare: an overview and update

Hope Hospice Family Caregiver Education series

Medicare: An overview and update

Medicare Part A, B, C, or D? Medigap? Medicare Advantage Plans? The federal health insurance plan for people 65 and over and those with disabilities doesn’t have to be confusing. To help family caregivers who are trying to make sense of all the options available, Hope Hospice presents, Medicare: An overview and update on Saturday, November 11, from 9:45 to noon.

Katy Brady, MPH, certified senior advisor, Legal Assistance for Seniors-Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (LAS-HICAP), Alameda County, will share information about coverage, options for supplementing Medicare, consumer rights and protections, changes for 2018, hospital and skilled nursing facility rights, and detecting and reporting fraud and abuse.

Any community member engaged in the role of family caregiver or expecting to soon become a caregiver is invited to attend these classes. Classes are held at Hope Hospice, 6377 Clark Avenue, Suite 100, Dublin (2nd floor conference room). Light refreshments will be served. Register online at HopeHospice.com or contact Hope Hospice Community Health Educator Debbie Emerson at debe@hopehospice.com.

Hope Hospice’s Family Caregiver Education Series offers a series of 14 classes designed to provide training, education, support, and resources for those caring for loved ones with chronic or disabling conditions. Download a copy of the class schedule at HopeHospice.com and select the Family Caregiver Education Series.

These classes are available at no cost to all community members; however, donations to Hope Hospice are greatly appreciated. This program is supported in part by a generous grant from the Rotary Club of Pleasanton.