CHOICES counseling sessions focus on Medicare benefit options

NEW BRITAIN - Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging is holding several CHOICES Counseling Events during Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment Period. Individuals will meet one on one with a CHOICES counselor to discuss Medicare benefit options. This free event will be held Friday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, 100 Grand St., Lecture Room 1. Nancy Becker, MA, CMC, resource coordinator, Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, will facilitate.

CHOICES counselors advise, educate and empower individuals to navigate the increasingly complex Medicare program and help beneficiaries make choices among a vast array of options to best meet their needs.

Other CHOICES events will be held:

Friday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Hospital of Central Connecticut, Bradley Memorial campus, 81 Meriden Ave., Southington, Conference Room A

Friday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., MidState Medical Center, 435 Lewis Ave., Meriden, Conference Center V

These CHOICES opportunities are hosted by Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging. There is limited availability and appointments must be made. To register, call 1.877.4AGING1 (1.877.424.4641).

Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, a not for profit member of Hartford HealthCare Senior Services, is a resource and assessment center designed to enhance access to services and information related to attaining optimal quality of life for seniors and their caregivers. For more information about Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, visit cthealthyaging.org.