Other Resources for Adult Respite
While exploring resources for respite services
for adults, it is worth contacting your Area Agency on Aging (AAA).
The five AAA's across the state participate in a program called Maine
Family Caregiver Program. Each AAA offers different services. In general the programs provide:
- care giver group
training
- public education
- one-on-one sessions
to explore opportunities and services
- counseling and
support groups
- limited respite
dollars for a one-time-only use
Contact
Information for the Area Agencies on Aging
- Aroostook Area
Agency on Aging
(Aroostook county)
Phone: (800) 439-1789 or (207) 764-3396
- Eastern Agency on Aging
(Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock and Washington counties)
Phone: (800) 432-7812 or (207) 941-2865
- SeniorSpectrum
(Kennebec, Somerset, Knox, Lincoln, Waldo, and Sagadahoc counties)
Phone: (800) 639-1553 or (207) 622-9212
- Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging
(Cumberland and York counties)
Phone: (800) 427-7411 or (207) 775-6503
- SeniorsPlus
(Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties)
Phone: (800) 427-1241 or (207) 795-4010
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