Field Trips at A Paradise for Parents

Our residents love to get out and spend some time in the local Surprise and Goodyear community.  A little glass of wine can only be healthy. We love to take our residents out to dinner or lunch and hear all their stories.

If you would like to learn more, please contact us at https://aparadiseforparents.com, Cam@aparadiseforparents.com or 623-295-9890

27 Important Aspects of Tricare Reserve Select You Need to Know

Let’s start this post by thanking all you service men and women out there for your service. We hope our posts can help service members navigate the benefits they deserve from Tricare and specifically Tricare Reserve Select.

It’s wonderful to have our assisted living homes in the community surrounding Luke Air Force Base in Western Phoenix, AZ. The base provides great services for our veterans and retirees in the area. We meet with a lot of families who are confused about the benefits they deserve. So we thought we would help.

Tricare is the medical insurance program that covers nearly all active duty, reserve, National Guard and Retired military members. This post will cover one component of Tricare – Tricare Reserve Select. Specifically we want to cover the criteria you will need to know to take advantage of Tricare Reserve Select..

Tricare Reserve Select Financial Cost

1. Tricare Reserve Select requires you pay a monthly premium. As of 2019 the premiums will be:

• Member only $42.83
• Family $218.01

2. In addition to the monthly premium, the Tricare Reserve Select program has a certain amount you will have to pay each year until you meet the ‘annual deductible’ amount (Hint: These deductible are much lower than most civilian employer plans):

• E4 and below: $50 per individual, but no more than $100 per family
• E5 and above: $150 per individual, but no more than $300 per family

3. Once you hit the annual deductible, you will ‘cost share’ with Tricare Reserve Select. Most of the financial burden of cost sharing falls on the Tricare Reserve Select program and not on you. It’s crazy cheap for you! You can see the costs for everything here. These costs include:
   • Specialty doctors
   • Vision care
   • Pharmacy and prescription drugs
   • Catastrophic care
   • Skilled nursing
   • Hospice
   • Mental health
   • Preventative services
   • Surgery
   • Maternity

Many of these costs are $0 out of pocket!

What Tricare Reserve Select Covers

4. Tricare Reserve Select provides medical benefits (doctor visits and procedures)

5. Your regular doctor doesn’t have to refer you to a specialist if you want to see one, but you may need authorization from your regional contractor.

6. Tricare Reserve Select does not cover your prescriptions. For prescriptions you will have to sign up for the Tricare Pharmacy Program (TPP).

7. Tricare Reserve Select does not cover your dental health. For dental you need to enroll in the Tricare Dental Program (TDP)

8. Tricare Reserve Select covers any kind of eyecare problems you or your family may have. You can learn more about the vision benefits here.

How You Pay for Tricare Reserve Select

9. After you enroll, you will pay two months of premiums up front with a check, money order, cashier’s check or debit/credit card

10. Future premium payments must by paid via Electronic Funds Transfer or monthly debit/credit card charge.

11. Payments come out on the first day of the month while you are covered.

12. There are different options for payment depending on the region where you live:
    • East Region Payment Options
    • West Region Payment Options
    • Overseas Region Payment Options

13. You may be charged $20 for a payment that doesn’t go through due to insufficient funds.

Are You Eligible for Tricare Reserve Select?

14. It only covers members of the Selected Reserve.

The Selected Reserve are members of the Ready Reserve. The Ready Reserve consists of:

• The Selected Reserve – People attached to a Reserve or Guard unit but not in active duty status. In other words ‘Weekend Warriors’ who come to drill and do their two weeks each year.
• Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) – Former active duty or reserve military personnel who don’t actively participate in military operations but may be called up if needed.
• Ready Reserve for the Army – Similar to the IRR, but only currently for US Army enlisted personnel

Tricare Reserve Select will not cover people in the IRR or Army Enlisted in the     Ready Reserve.

15. To be eligible, you can’t be on active duty orders (then you receive the normal Tricare benefits)

16. You also can’t be covered by the Transitional Assistance Management Program

17. Or if you’re enrolled in the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program you can’t double dip.

18. You must be enrolled in DEERS in order to be eligible for any Tricare program. Service members are automatically enrolled in DEERS, but the service person has to enroll their family. Want to know how to enroll your family? Click here.

How to Enroll in Tricare Reserve Select

19. You can enroll either by phone or online. Visit the enrollment page to enroll online.

20. If you don’t qualify, you won’t be able to print the form on the enrollment page. If you think you should be eligible, contact your local National Guard or Reserve office. For technical problems with the website call 1-800-477-8227.

21. If you are overseas, you can also enroll by submitting an application to a Tricare Service Center.

22. Tricare Reserve Select is available for reservists worldwide.

23. You can request an appointment at a military hospital or clinic on a space available basis

24. If you sign up for a Military.com membership, you can have the latest changes to Tricare Reserve Select emailed to you.

25. Tricare Reserve Select meets the minimum requirements to comply with the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

26. You can still use Tricare Reserve select for 180 days after you leave the Selected Reserves even if you separated under a less than ‘honorable’ or ‘general’ discharge. Check with your service personnel office for more details.

27. If you want to stop your Tricare Reserve Select coverage, just go to the web page for ending coverage.

I tried to put all aspects of Tricare Reserve Select that I could find for you. As a retired Air Force guy myself (see my story here) and assisted living homeowner, I realize how important health care is for veterans.

If you have any questions on Tricare or other medical plans, please feel free to reach out to someone at our assisted living homes. You can reach out to us via our website, Email us at Cam@aparadiseforparents.com, or call our central number – 623-295-9890.

Happy Thanksgiving from A Paradise for Parents!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration at A Paradise for Parents homes in Goodyear and Surprise, AZ. Thanks so much to the caregivers who did such a great job of cooking and entertaining.

A special thanks as well to all the families of residents who joined us for the celebrations. 

If you would like to learn more about our activities, please reach out to us through Facebook (@aparadiseforparentsassistedliving), https://aparadiseforparents.com, Cam@aparadiseforparents.com, or 623-295-9890.

Lazy Afternoons are Meant for Word Puzzles

Can games, puzzles and education help avoid or even prevent memory loss, cognitive decline and possibly Alzheimer's?

Medical research is still working on an answer to this question. However, some studies are showing that challenging your brain does help. One study involved  around 2,800 older adults (65+). The participants attended training for 5-6 weeks that involved memory, reasoning and speed of processing information.

The people who attended all the training sessions saw improvements in their memory and ability to accomplish tasks that lasted 5 years or more.

We're not scientists at A Paradise for Parents. But it sure seems that our residents are happier when they're engaged and active.

Why not come take a look for yourself? You can reach out to us at our website (https://aparadiseforparents.com) by email (Cam@aparadiseforparents.com) or call us at 623-295-9890.

We'd love to help in any way we can.

Our 'Extended' Family Catches Dance Fever!

Send off for Hansel - Our Wonderful Caregiver!

If you would like to meet any of our caregivers, and possibly take a tour of one of our homes, please reach out to us at https://aparadiseforparents.com, Cam@aparadiseforparents.com, or 623-295-9890

A Paradise for Parents Availability Week of November 12th

Every week we like to let everyone know what kinds and how many vacancies we may have. Just click on the picture or the link below it to see a complete listing of our homes and what we have available.

Thank you for your interest in our homes. If you would like to schedule a tour, please contact us at https://aparadiseforparents.com, Cam@paradiseforparents.com or 623-295-9890.

Saluting all American Vets and the 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI

Please thank those Veteran's out there you meet for keeping us free. Their sacrifices are very much appreciated.

https://aparadiseforparents.com, Cam@aparadiseforparents.com, 623-295-9890.

Happy Birthday Patricia!

If we can help make your loved one feel special, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. You can reach us through our website at https://aparadiseforparents.com, Cam@aparadiseforparents.com, or 623-295-9890.

One of the Perks of Winter Time is the outdoor eating!

Some of the activities we engage in over the winter include:

• Barbecues
• Dinners out at restaurants
• Trips to the movies
• Drives around the area
• Walks to the local park
• Trips to Luke Air Force Base for the airshow
• Shopping trips

Just hanging out in the backyard and soaking up that Vitamin D can be sooo good as well. 

You're Only as Young as You Feel

We think you will really like this video we posted on our Facebook page. Take a look and see! Or better yet, come over and see how much fun we have at our assisted living homes. Just reach out to us:

Website: https//aparadiseforparents.com

Email: Cam@aparadiseforparents.com

Phone: 623-295-9890

Check out how much fun we had at Halloween!

We had so much fun at Halloween. These new 'blow-up' dinosaur costumes just rock!

It's the Most Happiest Time of the Year! (Here in Arizona anyway)

We love this time of year in Arizona. The temperatures are coming down, friends and relatives migrate down here, and we are approaching the wonderful holiday season! Our residents at A Paradise for Parents are enjoying the temperatures by having more meals outside. 

Barbecues may have ended around the rest of the nation, but they are just starting to rev up in Arizona.

We'd love to have you come over to our home and enjoy meeting our wonderful residents and staff. Feel free to stop by for a free meal. While you're here, take a look around. And of course if we can help you with any of your family's assisted living needs, we would be more than happy to talk to you about it.

For any questions, or to set up a tour, please reach out to us at https://aparadiseforparents.com, Cam@aparadiseforparents.com, or 623-295-9890.

We Hope Everyone had a Great Halloween!

We really love to have fun at A Paradise for Parents. Holidays like Halloween give us a great chance to have a lot of fun with our residents. When I came in with this T-Rex suit, one of our residents stated

"Get away from me - you're too goofy".

It's that lighthearted mood that we are always trying to encourage around our homes. If you would like to learn more, please contact us at https://aparadiseforparents.com, Cam@aparadiseforparents.com, or 623-295-9890.