Welcome to Maybrook. Whether you expect to be here for a short time or for the rest of your life, we hope you find Maybrook to be a friendly, caring and supportive community where everyone is received warmly by. Over the past three years we have gained an even greater appreciation for our community and its spirit.
In short, the best advice for claiming Social Security is to wait. Yet 41 percent of men and 46 percent of women retire at age 62 on the smallest possible benefit check. Only 14.3 percent of men and 9.7 percent of women wait to collect their full check at age 66.
The time periods for signing up for Part B are significantly more restrictive (have to be 1/1 or 7/1) if you are not in one of these special circumstances (i.e. losing employer coverage). To sign up for Part B: 1  One option is to go to a local Social Security office. 2  Another option is to sign up online at the Social Security website: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/medicareonly/. 3  Lastly, you can call Social Security at 800.772.1213.