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Maine Care Partner Supports and Respite for ME

Maine's Office of Aging and Disability Services supports care partners through Maine's five Area Agencies on Aging. Programs include the National Family Caregiver Program, the State Respite Care Program for families caring for people with dementia and related diseases, and the Respite for ME Program for respite and supplemental services.

Maine's five Area Agencies on Aging, with support from OADS, administer federal and state programs for care partners of older individuals and people with dementia and related diseases. Services include information and assistance, individual counseling, education and training, support groups, in-home and out-of-home respite care, adult day services, homemaker services, and personal care. The Respite for ME Program is established in Maine law to provide respite care and supplemental services for family caregivers and older relative caregivers.

Eligibility

  • Relationship: spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, non relative

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Maine? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

Services

Maine's five Area Agencies on Aging, with support from OADS, administer federal and state programs for care partners of older individuals and people with dementia and related diseases. Services include information and assistance, individual counseling, education and training, support groups, in-home and out-of-home respite care, adult day services, homemaker services, and personal care. The Respite for ME Program is established in Maine law to provide respite care and supplemental services for family caregivers and older relative caregivers.

How to apply

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.