Online Social Security account has array of tools

BY DAVID CHERRY Social Security District Manager, Frederick

Your personal my Social Security account is here for you at every stage of your career. You don’t have to be retired or close to retirement to take advantage of it.

With an account, you can conduct much of your Social Security business online. For example, you can request a replacement Social Security card (in most states).

If you are not currently receiving benefits, you can use your personal my Social Security account to do any of the following:

• Review your earnings history.

Online registration is available until May 3 at agingwellworkshop.totalcamps. com/shop/event.

Six continuing education credits are available for nurses and social workers for a $25 fee. There is no CEU charge for employees of the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services and the workshop is free for all other participants.

The workshop will also cover topics such as healthy ways to age in place, the ethics of working with older adults experiencing memory loss and cognitive decline, eating for health and longevity, and alternative approaches to wellness.

Presenters will be Melissa Hall, associate professor of recreation studies at Shepherd; Doug Cumpston, program manager, West Virginia Assistive Technology System team at the Center for Excellence in Disabilities; Dr. Laura Lawson, Mission Functional Medicine,

Winchester, Virginia; Carolyn Rodis, retired lawyer and mediator with a specialty in elder mediation; Dr. Raja Nanda Gopal Mogallapu, assistant professor, WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center; Amy Orndoff, executive director, Berkeley Senior Services, Berkeley County, West Virginia; Nancy Miller, program manager, Mental Health Association of Frederick County, Maryland; Dr. Avery Bowman, retired emergency room physician and yoga and mindfulness instructor; Emma Morton-Eggleston, chief for diabetes and obesity prevention and director of the WVU Medicine East Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health; and Michelle Cooper, assistant professor of nursing at Shepherd.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College’s food truck will be on campus with lunch items for sale.

• Estimate your future benefits to help plan for retirement.

• Get instant proof that you do not receive benefits.

• Check the status of your Social Security application, if you decide to apply for benefits.

If you already receive Social Security benefits, use your account to:

• Change your address.

• Get instant proof that you receive benefits.

• Set up or change your direct deposit.

• Get an instant copy of your Social Security 1099 (SSA1099) or SSA-1042S.

Create your personal my Social Security account at ssa.gov/ myaccount.

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