Helping You Navigate Medicare
VA Insurance Counseling & Assistance Program
Friday, September 15
1:00pm - 3:00pm
James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
Beth Patridge Meeting RoomCome learn about your Medicare options -- Parts A, B & D, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medigap, Dual Needs Plans and Long-term care insurance
Get ready for The Medicare Open Enrollment Period which occurs each year from Oct. 15th to Dec. 7th with Ashley R. Johnson M.A., Deputy Division Chief & Long Term Care Coordinator with the Division of Aging and Adult Services for the City of Alexandria, who will be leading these counseling sessions.
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Ashley’s 11-year career and education has been dedicated to supporting older adults’ independence and dignity. Using her close ties to the community she is able to assist with overcoming barriers that often get in the way of achieving quality of life. She is committed to providing the best coordination of needs and resources for older adults in her community. She comes to us from Hospice of the Chesapeake, where she worked developing relationships and partnerships with various community stakeholders. Ashley became interested in the healthcare field after acting as an informal caregiver for several of her grandparents. She takes great pride in being an advocate for great care. She has also worked as the Lead Care Coordinator at Chesapeake Caregivers, also was the Lead Community Health Worker at Maryland Primary Care Program, and the Program Coordinator for a local non-profit serving older adults in Anne Arundel County, Partners in Care. Ashley graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County a Masters Degree in Management of Aging Services. She is certified in Mental Health First Aid, Medicare Counseling and Senior Medicare Patrol.
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Each of the Alexandria Library branches is hosting a session during the month of September, so if you cannot make one date you can attend the next available one:
James M. Duncan Branch
September 15th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library
September 18th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Kate Waller Barrett Branch
September 26th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch
September 27th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
Hours
About the branch
Parking: There is a small lot with 9 spaces. On street parking is available.
Public Transit:
- Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1.3 miles) and King Street Stations (1.5 miles)
- Metrobus: A11, A12
- DASH Bus: 33
For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.