ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Center) Services – REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The library will have one-on-one appointments available the second Monday of each month with Maria Sol Cuesta from The Point, part of the United Way of RI. She assists residents in making informed choices and decisions and streamlines access to long term services and supports for older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers. She has been coming to the library to answer questions about Medicare since last fall. In addition to Medicare assistance, she is available to help with information, referral, and appointments for the following publicly funded programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, subsidies to obtain low cost of medication, RIPAE (RI Pharmaceutical Assistance for Elders), LIHEAP (Low Income Heating Assistance Program). She is also available to help with information, referral, and appointments for the following community resources such as SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program), MIPPA (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act), SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol). Contact the library for more information and to sign up for an appointment.