Medicare Open Enrollment

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1 Business Name Lafayette Resident and family Newsletter SEPTEMBER 2013 Medicare Open Enrollment Open Enrollment is the time of year to check your current Medicare advantage plan or prescription drug plan coverage and compare it to other plans on the market. Even if your current policy seems to work for you, it is a good idea to check out what s new. The only way to make sure that your Medicare insurance continues to match your health care needs, is to compare your current plan to other plans that are offered by your current insurance company or other health care providers in your area. The Medicare Open Enrollment period for Medicare Advantage plans (Part C ) and Prescription Drug Coverage Plans is from October 15th through December 7, Any change you make during the Open Enrollment period will take effect on January 1st, Remember that if you don t use this window of opportunity, you cannot make any changes to your coverage before October of the next year. VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September Fun Facts: More children are born on September 16 than any other day. New York City became the capitol of the United States on September 13, Medicare Advantage Plan Changes: During this period you may join a Medicare Advantage plan with or with out prescription coverage if you have original Medicare. You may also cancel your current advantage plan and return to original Medicare. If you already have a Medicare Advantage Plan, you may switch to another advantage plan with or without drug coverage. Prescription Drug Plan Changes: If you have original Medicare and no drug coverage, you may add a prescription plan. If you already have Medicare drug coverage, you may switch to a different plan, or drop your current coverage. 5 Star Special Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage Plans There is a special enrollment period for 5 star advantage plans. You may join or switch between 5 -star rated advantage plans at any time during the year once per year. 5 Star plans are marked with a golden star in the Medicare.gov plan finder. Dis-Enrollment Period 2013 for Medicare Advantage plans During the Annual Dis-Enrollment period, you may elect to dis-enroll from your current Medicare advantage plan and return to original Medicare. You also have the chance to join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. The 2013 Medicare Dis-Enrollment period is from January 1st through February 14,2014. Inside this issue: Medicare Open Enrollment 1 Cup Cake Truck 2 Carnival 3 Pastoral Care 4 Recreation Corner 5

2 Page 2 The Cupcake Truck comes to Lafayette! On August 14 th, residents from Healthcare, Personal Care, and the Independent apartments lined up in the parking lot for a delicious cupcake from the Butter Cream Cupcake Lady! For her special project during her internship in the Healthcare Recreation department, Temple University student Melissa Van Wert contacted the cupcake truck to come to Lafayette for a special event for the residents. The truck waived its initial fee to come for the event, and after two successful bake sales to raise money, each resident was able to have one cupcake paid for by Holy Redeemer! The residents enjoyed the beautiful summer weather outside eating their tasty treats. It was a fun afternoon for everyone who came out and a new and unique event brought here to Lafayette! It was a fun afternoon for everyone who came out.

3 Page 3 Summer Carnival The Residents of Parkview and Woodview celebrated the end of summer with a carnival in the Parkview Dining Room! First, residents enjoyed tasty carnival treats like corndogs, soft pretzels, funnel cake, and ice cream cones! Then they participated in some traditional carnival games like ring toss, basketball throw, bean bag toss, and sink the ball. The afternoon ended with a Wii carnival games competition; residents competed in events like the hi-striker, knock over the milk bottles, and ski ball. The residents of Lafayette enjoyed celebrating the end of a fantastic summer!

4 Page 4 Pastoral Care Corner Sister Barbara s last official day was August 15th. She began the pastoral Care Department at Holy Redeemer St. Joseph Manor, Holy Redeemer Lafayette, Holy Redeemer Village and Holy Redeemer Hospital over 33 years ago. As she says, This is my family! With deep gratitude we thank her for her vision, ministry, generous and compassionate spirit, kindness, honesty, integrity, courage, love, humor, and above all the sharing of her heart. Personally, she has been my mentor, coworker, and buddy over the years I served with her. She is not gone and definitely not retired. Sr. Barbara will continue her mission as a Sister of the Holy Redeemer as she journeys with God to care, comfort, and heal at Holy Redeemer. Let us pray for her and the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer as each one of us are invited to continue their mission. God s blessings, our gratitude, and love to Sr. Barbara Sr. Diane McManus, SSJ-Pastoral Care Coordinator-LifeCare NO Shabbat Services on Fridays during the month of September 2013 Wednesday Evening, September 4, 2012: Rosh Hashanah begins September 11, 2013: Protestant Worship Service at 1:30 pm/rcr Friday Evening, September 13, 2013: Yom Kippur begins. Wednesday, September 18, 2013: Bible Discussion Group at 1:30 pm 4th floor Chapel A special thank you to all the Recreation Therapists and Holy Redeemer Lafayette staff for helping Pastoral Care including, Tabitha Paul who leads Prayer Power on Brookview. Our gratitude to all the Pastoral Care volunteers and Ministers of Holy Communion who are part of our team. SAFETY REMINDER: Safety is our highest priority in all our activities and events at Holy Redeemer Lafayette. We desire to offer as many seats as possible to the residents and patients living here this is their community and we need to respect their presence. If we are overcrowded it may present a safety hazard to those participating. When participating in religious services at Holy Redeemer Lafayette/RCR, please abide by the procedure for seating. Also, you may listen to the Mass in the main Lobby area. Be sure there is adequate space between wheelchairs so that the Ministers of Holy Communion or priest can bring the Eucharist to you. Holy Communion will be offered to those in the RCR and Lobby. The safety of our residents, patients, visitors, and staff are of the utmost importance to us at Lafayette. Thanks you for your cooperation! Pastoral Care Services: If you need to contact a chaplain call In an emergency, please call for the chaplain on

5 Page 5 Recreation Corner Things you do not want to miss in September! September 5 th Waffles à la mode! 3:00pm Come out to the Parkview dining room for an afternoon filled with homemade waffles. Top your waffle with fall flavors of ice cream for a tasty autumn treat! September 18 th Men s Club 2:00pm, Pub Join the men of Parkview, Woodview, & Brookview (Personal Care) for a poker tournament and snacks in the Pub! September 25 th BBQ & Square Dancing! 12:00pm, Parking Lot Join us for a fun square dancing event! A BBQ lunch will be served in the parking lot before a performance by square dancers starting at 1:00pm. It is sure to be a fun afternoon for all! Trips: September 5 th : 1:45pm PM Ride Around & a treat September 12 th : 11:15am Lunch at Five Guys September 26 th : 9:15am Cracker Barrel