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My mother belongs to a seniors group so I helped them all with this program. They were all thoroughly confused. What seemed so simple to me was mind boggling to them.
Social Security sent them a book that was 1/2 inch thick and IF they made it to the part about signing up with one of the (too many to count) companies they just gave up.

The main question was....what if they don't cover my meds? They were all scared to death of this program.

This could be considered a sampling of 10 people and every single one of them had the same concerns and questions.

I hear what you say! As I pass by the folks in my mother's Nursing Home, I see quite a few that would be "confused". Some have Alzheimer's or Senile Dementia, while others are happy to just operate on at a lower level and trust that things will take care of themselves.

Just like we make decisions on behalf of our children (immunizations, schools to attend, clothes, what they eat, etc) I find I have had to make the same sort of decisions for my mother as she got older. She is "forgetful". I have accepted this responsibility for my mother, but I worry about all those others I see at the Nursing Home that might not have anyone to "help".

This is the part of the program that I would fault. It doesn't take into account the cognitive handicaps we all-to-often see in the aged who need this program the most. In my first post, I pointed out how easy the process was... for me. I forgot about those who might not be working at the same level of cognition that I am.

What bothered me the most initially, was the TOTAL lack of "help" for me from the Nursing Home professional staff! They all played dumb until I had made a pest of myself, then they started referring me to someone they considered an "expert". I started doing face-to-face meetings until I found someone who would answer my questions. This person was at the pharmacy who supplied Mom's medications! Once I got a list of the "plans" they supported, it was like going downhill on a roller coaster! EASY!!!