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Home Care: Where to Find It

Updated: 12/05

You, or a family member, may need help to stay at home. There are so many programs that sometimes it is hard to know where to start. This booklet is about services that are available in Maine.

There is government financial help for most of the programs described in this booklet. Many programs ask people to pay part of the cost. You do not have to be low income to qualify for many programs. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Home Care Directory, complete the Request form or you may Download an Adobe PDF version.

What is home care?

Most people prefer to stay at home and get the help or services they need in familiar surroundings. They often rely on family, neighbors, or friends. Sometimes, though, paid help is needed.

Home care services include things like Meals on Wheels, adult day services, nursing care at home, housekeeping services, and relief for caregivers.

For more information about programs in your area, contact your local Area Agency on Aging, or call the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services at 1-800-262-2232. Text telephone users may call the TTY number at 1-888-720-1925. These are toll free calls.


Note: The contents of the Home Care: Where to Find It booklet is almost 1/2 a megabyte. Depending on the speed of your connection, this may take a minute or two to load. You may prefer to download the Adobe version and save it to your computer, so you can use it offline.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Choosing a Home Care Agency
Adaptive Equipment
Adult Day Services
Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
Area Agencies on Aging
Bureau of Family Independence (BFI)
Choice Letter
Chore Services
Community Options
Cost Sharing
Elder Independence of Maine (EIM)
Emergency Response Systems
Estate Recovery
Financial Eligibility for Medicaid
Geriatric Evaluation Centers (Memory Clinics)
Goold Health Systems (GHS)
Home Health Agencies
Homemaker/Home Care Agencies
Hospice Services
Independent Living Services
Information and Outreach Services
Legal Services for the Elderly
Living Wills (Advance Directives)
Long-term Care Assessment
Long-term Care Community Programs Chart
Long-term Care Ombudsman (LTCOP)
Low Cost Drug Program
MED: Medical Eligibility Determination
MaineCare (Formerly Medicaid)
   MaineCare application forms
Medicare Home Care
Meals on Wheels/ Nutrition
Nursing Home Denial / Discharge
Paying Privately for Services
Personal Care Assistance Services (PCA)
Property Transfer
Release of Information
Resource Directory for Older People in Maine
Social Security
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Support Groups
Transportation Providers
TTY (Teletypewriter Device for the Deaf)
Weatherization and Home Repair

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