Next Buncombe Street UMC lunch and learn to focus on Medicaid and veterans’ issues for seniors.
March 6, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – An overview of Medicare and Medicaid benefits for seniors as well as veteran’s issues will be the topic of a lunch and learn later this month.
Buncombe Street United Methodist Church has joined with numerous Greenville-area agencies including The Woodlands at Furman for a series of lunch and learns on issues facing seniors. The March 18 luncheon will feature Bonnie Noble Silberman, a geriatric care manager with Geriatric Resource Services.
In addition, Jan Redd, the associate director of the Greenville veteran’s affairs office, will speak about Aid and Attendance, which is a benefit for veterans that can assist in a care community or in the home.
The event will be held in Buncombe Street UMC’s Truluck Room- 108 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 18. This is the second in a series of four informative luncheons. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Grover Putnam at 864-232-7341 for reservations. Buncombe Street United Methodist is located at 200 Buncombe St. in Greenville. Cindy Johnson, community relations director at The Woodlands at Furman, said the Woodlands is a valued partner in this initiative with the church.
We want seniors to know what options are available to them Johnson said.
About The Woodlands at Furman:
The Woodlands at Furman is a premier non-profit continuing care retirement community owned and operated by a local board of directors and managed professionally by Greystone. The 22-acre campus is located on the Swamp Rabbit Trail adjacent to Furman University. It offers all four level of continuing care housing with the added financial assurance of Life Care. Residents enjoy a wide range of amenities – enabling them to continue an active and engaged lifestyle. For more information, please visit www.thewoodlandsatfurman.org.
