Due in part to the high cost of living, older adults in Massachusetts have the second lowest levels of economic security in the nation. This training provides an overview of the key public benefits programs to help older adults meet their basic needs. Experts review the basic eligibility rules for cash benefit programs like SSI and Social Security Insurance benefits, home-based care services from the Office of Elder Affairs, and health care programs like Medicare and MassHealth. It also provides a brief summary of other public benefits available to older adults in Massachusetts.
Course Content
9:30am - 10:25am - SSI & SSDISvetlana Uimenkova, Esq.,
Disability Law Center, Inc., Boston
10:25am - 11:10am - MassHealth for Community Residents
Kate Symmonds, Esq.,
MLRI, Boston
11:10am - 11:20am - Break
11:20am - 12:05pm - Home Care and the Frail Elder Waiver
Shannon K. Turner,
Executive Office of Elder Affairs, Boston
12:05pm - 12:50pm - MassHealth Long Term Care
Deborah L. Filler, Esq.,
Cambridge & Somerville Legal Services,an office of Greater Boston Legal Services, Cambridge
12:50pm - 1:45pm - Lunch (on your own)
1:45pm - 2:30pm - Medicare (Parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage
Majda Abbas, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
2:30pm - 3:10pm - Medicare Drug Coverage (Part D) & Prescription Advantage
Rachel Shannon Brown, Esq.,
Community Legal Aid, Worcester
3:10pm - 3:20pm - Break
3:20pm - 4:00pm - EAEDC and Additional Options for Income Maximization
Andrew L. Bardetti, Esq.,
South Coastal Counties Legal Services/Hyannis, Hyannis
Speaker(s)
ChairKate Symmonds, Esq.,
MLRI, Boston
Faculty
Majda Abbas, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Andrew L. Bardetti, Esq.,
South Coastal Counties Legal Services/Hyannis, Hyannis
Rachel Shannon Brown, Esq.,
Community Legal Aid, Worcester
Deborah L. Filler, Esq.,
Cambridge & Somerville Legal Services,an office of Greater Boston Legal Services, Cambridge
Amanda L. Myers,
Executive Office of Elder Affairs, Boston
Shannon K. Turner,
Executive Office of Elder Affairs, Boston
Svetlana Uimenkova, Esq.,
Disability Law Center, Inc., Boston
