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- Beneficiary review against program limits and
application assistance, if applicable
• Assistance with understanding bills, Medicare
Summary Notices and Explanations of Benefits
- Knowing when to pay a medical bill
- Help resolving problems with medical claims
- Assistance filing appeals on Medicare claim
denials
- Help in determining if there is fraud, error or
abuse involved
- Advice on protecting your loved ones from
health care scams
When and where are SHIP services available?
• One-on-one counseling by appointment at the
following locations: The Bain Center (Columbia):
Monday – Friday, 8:30-4:30, (410) 313-7392
Ellicott City 50+ Center: Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday morning, (410) 313-1400
Glenwood 50+ Center: Second Tuesday morning of
each month, (410) 313-5440
North Laurel 50+ Center: First and third Thursday
afternoons of each month, (410) 313-0380
• Counseling sessions available in multiple languages
• Home visits can be arranged to help those who are
unable to leave their homes
• Public education seminars providing an overview of
Medicare offered monthly, alternating between day
and evening hours; seminars on other topics offered
on a periodic basis.
Other helpful resources?
• www.medicare.gov/caregivers for Medicare
caregiver information
• www.medicare.gov for the Medicare website
• www.mymedicare.gov for access to personalized
Medicare information
• 1-800-Medicare to speak to a Medicare
representative
• www.ssa.gov for the Social Security Administration’s
website or 1-800-772-1213
• for the Maryland
Insurance Administration or 1-800-492-6116
Dedicated to providing compassionate in-home senior care
A TRADITION OF PROVIDING QUALITY SENIOR CARE SINCE 1989
• 4 to 24 hours of care at home
• Care in an assisted living center, skilled nursing facility,
private home or hospital
• Help with meals, medication, bathing, transportation,
errands and other daily activities or companionship
Residential Service Agency (RSA) licensed by the State of Maryland
Care From the Heart
(410) 869-7840
Serving Baltimore, Howard
and Surrounding Counties
Family Owned and Operated
Family owned and operated
in Howard County since 1965 to serve all areas
HARRY H. WITZKE’S
FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, INC.
4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043
410.465.2848
Our pledge is to offer the pinnacle of service
and facilities at a fair and reasonable cost.
CREMATIONS
FUNERALS
PREARRANGEMENTS
VETERANS SERVICES
Original Harry H. Witzke Funeral Service
Founded in Baltimore – 1912
We are not affiliated with any
other Witzke Funeral Home.
We are the only locally, independently
owned Witzke Funeral Home.
Sherri Collins-Witzke
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