SCLO is accepting new cases.
Please call 265-2300 if you are in need of our services.
Albuquerque Housing Authority is accepting pre-applications on line only at www.abqha.org for disability accessible public housing apartments. Pre-applications must be submitted by November 30, 2017. (This is not a wait list for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers). Walk-ins will not be accepted. More information at abqha.org
Three changes of note in Medicare rules have recently been adopted – two of which are already in effect – which will affect many New Mexico Medicare beneficiaries. The “MOON” Notice: Starting March 8, hospitals are required to give Medicare patients a written notice when they are in a hospital but not yet officially “admitted.” […]
Join Americans across the country in making future healthcare decisions known to family, friends and healthcare providers. Share your wishes and complete your advance directive, because…..YOUR DECISIONS MATTER. Learn more about National Healthcare Decisions Day and get free information at www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org
ALERT: ABQ Health Partners to adopt a new name – DaVita Medical Group ABQ Health partners, a multi-specialty health care organization, didn’t even exist a decade ago. But it has developed into a prominent fixture in the Albuquerque-area medical community, with 15 clinic locations and five urgent care centers (in cooperation with NextCare). The organization, […]
ALERT: Medicare’s annual, three month, “General Enrollment Period” began on January 1, for individuals who did not sign up for Medicare when first eligible; it’s also an opportunity for “Conditional Applications” by some. Most seniors enroll (i.e., sign up) for Medicare around the time they reach age 65. You have a seven-month period in […]
Watch Albuquerque’s inaugural poet laureate, Hakim Bellamy, share the poem he wrote about SCLO’s commitment to the people we serve.
Please go to: Protect yourself from ID theft presentation – revised 7.14.16 for a slide presentation on Identity Theft
Please go to the following site to view the 2016 Albuquerque open enrollment counseling about Medicare and health plan options: 2016 ABQ SITES Flyers-1
Medicare’s Role in Advance Care Planning: Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized provisions to empower patients and their families regarding advance care planning. Beginning in 2016, consistent with recommendations from a wide range of stakeholders and bipartisan members of Congress, CMS finalized its proposal that supports patient and family centered care for seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries by enabling […]
