AgeOptions
Kelsey Gordon is an experienced professional in the fields of social services and healthcare access, currently serving as an Avisery Training and Benefit Access Specialist at AgeOptions since August 2022. In this role, Kelsey educates professionals on Medicare and Medicaid benefits, eligibility, and ensures beneficial transitions in healthcare coverage for clients. Previously, Kelsey held positions as a Community Engagement Benefits Access Specialist and Paralegal, focusing on Social Security Disability and family law, where skills in trauma-informed care and legal processes were utilized. Additional experience includes working as an Affordable Care Act Navigator and providing community-based mental health services. Kelsey obtained a Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts from Kalamazoo College.
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AgeOptions
AgeOptions is a nonprofit organization connecting older adults and those who care for them with resources and service options so they can live their lives to the fullest. Since 1974, our mission has been to sustain and promote independence for older persons in their own homes and communities. As the Area Agency on Aging of suburban Cook County, Illinois, we advocate, plan, coordinate and fund services for older adults. Together with a network of community-based senior service organizations, we connect residents with vital services such as information and assistance, community dining programs and home-delivered meals, housekeeping help, employment services, access to benefits and support for family caregivers.