Joan Rutt has been assisting families since 1999. She works professionally with an open heart to help those who have lost a loved one and are in search of answers. Listed below are just a few of the many topics which she assists families. Every family we serve receives a call or visit from Joan Rutt. Many of the families we have served have nothing but a "5 STAR" rating for Joan and her support. Please be aware that there is no additional charge for her service.
Joan assists families in:
- Applying for survivor benefits with the Social Security Administration: i.e. death, spousal and dependent child benefits
- Applying for military pension/benefits including contacting the U.S. Veterans
- Administration for applicable benefits and providing appropriate forms to initiate claims
- Notifying employers, pension plans, credit unions and all things related to the deceased's
- Employment issues
- Filing insurance claims/transferring stock ownership associated with the demutualization process
- Notifying creditors including credit card companies
- Notifying the car insurance company
- Retrieving unclaimed properties from U.S. Department of Treasury
- Transferring vehicle titles
Medical Issues
- Notifying Medicare and Medicaid programs
- Notifying Pennsylvania Prescription Assistance or PACE, PACENET, or PACE Plus
- Medicare agency
- Reviewing outstanding medical bills and payment of same
- Contacting supplemental medical insurers, long-term care insurance programs, and procuring refunds on premium as applicable
- Calling home health care services, including adult day care providers
- Connecting families with public and private grief and loss services
- Advising families for future medical care
- Returning handicapped parking tags to the state of Pennsylvania
- Notifying Pennsylvania food stamps provider
- Contacting American Association of Retired Persons and American Automobile Association
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- Financial institution(s) regarding checking and savings accounts,
- Individual Retirement Accounts, Certificates of Deposit, stocks and bonds
- Finding an attorney-at-law regarding necessary steps related to the estate
- Identifying an accountant/tax advisor