Mailing Address:
ATTENTION: CONNIE GENGLE AND PAMME WILLIAMS
BENEFIT SPECIALIST - VILAS COUNTY
COMMISSION ON AGING
330 COURT ST - VILAS CO COURTHOUSE
EAGLE RIVER, WI 54521

Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(715) 479-3628 Connie Gengle
Phone #:(715) 479-3630 Pamme Williams
Phone #:(800) 374-1123
Phone #:
Phone #:
Fax Number:(715) 479-3692

Web Page:  co.vilas.wi.us.coa
E-mail to:   cogeng@co.vilas.wi.us

Program Details:
Operating Agency: Vilas County Commission on Aging (Governmental)
Person In Charge: Benefit Specialist:Connie Gengle / Julie Kelner
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm.
Eligibility: Anyone 60 years of age or older having a problem in securing a public or private benefit.
Fees: No charge for the services. Donations accepted.
Intake Process: Call for information.
Service Area: Vilas County.

Program/Service Notes:
A benefit specialist is a person trained to help older persons who are having a problem with their private or government benefits.

Benefit specialists are often called "red tape cutters" because they are trained to helping older persons with the extensive and complicated paperwork that is often required in benefit programs. They help older persons figure out what benefits they are entitled to and tell them what they must do to receive them.

Benefit Specialists are continually trained and monitored by attorneys knowledgeable in elder law. The attorneys are also available to assist older persons in need of legal representation on benefit matters.

What Can a Benefit Specialist Help You With?

· Medicare Part D
· Medicare
· Medicare Supplemental Insurance
· Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
· Social Security
· Medicaid
· SeniorCare
· Consumer Problems
· Age Discrimination in Employment
· Homestead Tax Credit
· Housing Problems
· Supportive Home Services
· FoodShare
· Veteran's Administration Benefits
· Other Legal and Benefit Problems

This information was last updated on 07/03/2008

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