So I need to get my Dad registered for Social Security and need help with this
Like the parts, and what I need to do. I know the deadline is December 7th.
He fell at work and the plant closed while his claim was still going, and we are in the end processes of that, my point being that he no longer has his union-got health insurance that he had for many years. We are really feeling kinda lost in all this quagmire. lol
While I am green on this matter, I promise to be tenacious regarding any advice anyone has.
I am very interested in avoiding pitfalls, if I can help it.
Thanks guys.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)It will walk you through it. If you're not crazy about doing it on-line, do you live in or near a city with a social security office?
But the on-line thing is designed to be very user friendly.
Or do you mean Medicare? If so, that I already know is incredibly easy to do. Again, www.ssa.org and you'll have no trouble.
LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)I am in a city so I am pretty sure there will be an office. I guess I will make my way there this week and see if I can find the what for.
brush
(53,726 posts)Make sure you have your father's important documents like driver's license, Social Security card or his SS number, birth certificate if possible, passport maybe, work related papers.
They'll help you through it.
He's automatically eligible for Medicare if he's 65. They'll get him insured with that too. Be sure to get Part B as well as Part A.
Yavapai
(825 posts)if will be six months before he gets his first check. If he is younger than 65 he will be placed
on Medicare after one year of disability. that was my experience.
Good luck.
Faygo Kid
(21,477 posts)Try http://www.aarp.org/work/social-security/. Lots of links to information.
LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)tsuki
(11,994 posts)a telephone conference for me.
For my mom, I had to send them a power of attorney, then they would discuss her with me.
Local Social Security offices have been great, at least as far as I am concerned.
tsuki
(11,994 posts)DURHAM D
(32,603 posts)It is not clear if you are asking about Medicare or SS.
DURHAM D
(32,603 posts)I did it on the phone and it took just a few minutes.
ETA: Perhaps his employer enrolled him in Medicare Advantage, not regular Medicare. I gather that his employer will no longer be participating in the process so you do need to find out which insurance company he was with. Look in his billfold for a card.
LaydeeBug
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