title: Medicare education in housing facilities.
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.
authors.affiliation: Health Benefits ABCs, USA.
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: L Sue
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D020407:Internet; D006278:Medicare; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011845:Radio; D014481:United States