Wintergreen Fire and Rescue Medical Equipment - 434-325-8538

Wintergreen Fire And Rescue has a Durable Medical Equipment Loaner program in place to provide our local residents, as well as guests, short- to medium-term use of various types of medical equipment.

Equipment such as crutches, wheelchairs and various other items are available for loan, free of charge.

Call 434-325-8538 for details.

https://www.wtgfireresq.org/medical-equipment-to-borrow

 

JABA Medicare Insurance Counseling - 434-817-5248

JABA offers free, unbiased counseling for Medicare. It’s also a source of information regarding Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace, which offers Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance. With this support, you can make the best insurance choices.

 

https://www.jabacares.org/medicare-counseling

How to find out why your health insurer denied your claim
ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used to decide to deny you coverage and outline the process for filing. Getting your claim file is the first step before submitting an appeal.

JABA Ombudsmen Services - 434-817-5257

Those receiving long-term care services, whether in a nursing home, assisted living, memory care, or via home-based care have rights that deserve to be respected. Virginia’s State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program provides advocates to voice resident and patient concerns, problem-solve, and advocate on their behalf. This area’s ombudsman can be contacted through JABA and facilitate solutions between care teams, families, and patients.

https://www.jabacares.org/ombudsman-program

 

How to find out why your health insurer denied your claim
ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used to decide to deny you coverage and outline the process for filing. Getting your claim file is the first step before submitting an appeal on a denied health insurance claim.

Jaunt - 434-296-3184

Phone: 434-296-3184

Website: ridejaunt.org

Genre: Transportation

Description: Offers transportation services between Nelson County and Charlottesville and within Nelson County.

As of the publishing on this posting, Jaunt offers rides from Nellysford to Charlottesville in the morning on Monday and Friday (8:00 to 9:30am pickup) and return rides back to Nellysford in the afternoon (2:30pm to 3:30pm) on these days. They also offer an intra county service from one Nelson location to another on Mondays and Tuesdays between 10 am and 1 pm. Reservations are required. There is no fee.

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Loving Arms Home Care - 434-964-9431

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eMail: ztoirova@lovingarmscareinc.com

Phone: 434-964-9431

Website: lovingarmscareinc.com

Genre: Home care, companion care

Address: 716 Rio Road West, Charlottesville, VA 22901

Description: Provides in-home personal and companion care. Offers physical disability support and assistance with daily tasks such as mobility, eating, exercising and grooming. Provide in-home care for dementia patients.

Meals on Wheels - 434-293-4364

Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville/Albemarle has expanded its services to the Nellysford-Afton area in Nelson County, including Wintergreen.

If you need meals…

Anyone in this part of Nelson County [map] can now get help from Meals on Wheels if they are having difficulty accessing or preparing food and would benefit from having nutritious meals delivered to their door.

Those needing services from Meals on Wheels can go online to apply at cvillemeals.org/apply.

Call 434-293-4364 to sign up or to simply get your questions answered.