NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reflection Living and Hospice and Homecare of Reno County are joining forces March 29 for a senior fair in Hutchinson. The March 29 event will be at the Hutchinson YMCA. The event is from 9 a.m. to noon.
"I think I can speak for almost everybody who works in some kind of long term care situation," said Jo Mora with Reflection Living. "By the time they come to our office, they usually have a deer in the headlights look, because the information that is out there is just really hard to find. It's not disseminated well. Especially if it's Medicaid, trying to navigate governmental systems and find information that's not written in legal jargon is really hard."
Vendors at the fair will include Diversicare, Legend of Hutchinson, Wesley Towers, Health Equip, Elite Property Management Group, Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, YMCA of Hutchinson, KS Life Insurance Agency, Inman Funeral Home, Phoenix Home Care & Hospice, Gentiva Hospice, Angels Care Home Health, Home Instead, Mennonite Friendship Communities, Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson Health & Rehab, United Healthcare, Bluestem PACE, Beyond Barriers, BrightHouse, Delos V. Smith Senior Center, Generations Estate Planning & Elder Law, Hospice & Homecare of Reno County, Reflection Living, Humana, Waldron Place & The Arbors.
"With the longevity that people are seeing these days, it's really turned into kind of a struggle for some folks," said Meg Green with Hospice and Homecare of Reno County. "They get to retirement age, they get to an age where they need a little bit more assistance to do their everyday things and they don't know where to get the right information."
The event will also include speakers on important senior issues. Austin Stout will talk about Estate Planning and Medicaid.
"People are living longer," Mora said. "What your long term care insurance was set up for 20 years ago isn't going to cover your care now. You have basic inflation and you have changes in laws and what Medicaid will and will not pay for. It's really important to do that planning now."
The event is free.
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