SeniorsPlus, with support from the Office of Aging and Disability Services, is administering a new pilot program called Respite for ME Grants.
Thousands of Mainers care for family members who are older, have a disability, or are not their biological child. Caregivers also can be neighbors extending a helping hand to an older adult, or someone with Alzheimer’s or related dementias.
Many of these caregivers do not have access to state- or federally-funded programs to help with expenses, according to a news release from Corey LaFlamme, marketing and development assistant at SeniorsPlus in Lewiston.
Respite for ME Grants, funded by the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, will allow unpaid caregivers who are not currently receiving any state- or federally-funded services to access respite care, along with other services not currently covered by existing programs. Eligible caregivers may be reimbursed up to $2,000 for needed services.
Services that eligible caregivers may access include:
• Respite care;
• assistive technology;
• home modification and repair;
• self-care; and
• legal consultation.
SeniorsPlus is the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties.
Call SeniorsPlus about Respite for ME at 207-795-4010. For more information, visit maine.gov/givecare.
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