Medicare education in housing facilities

Issue Brief Cent Medicare Educ. 2004;5(7):1-6.

Abstract

Housing professionals who work with older or disabled residents often are asked questions about Medicare-related issues. Many lack the training and education to adequately respond to the questions because their primary responsibilities are not directly related to Medicare. This brief describes a pilot project that tested different methods to educate housing and social services staff about Medicare to better equip them to assist residents with Medicare-related informational needs, and perhaps to better serve as a resource to the broader community.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Assisted Living Facilities*
  • Disabled Persons*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Health Personnel / education*
  • Housing*
  • Humans
  • Inservice Training*
  • Insurance Benefits
  • Internet
  • Medicare*
  • Patient Education as Topic / methods*
  • Pilot Projects*
  • Radio
  • United States