Programs & Services

Family Caregiver Support Program Caregiver Tip Sheets

• Helpful Caregiver Websites

• Summer Heat and the Elderly

• Your Discharge Planning Checklist, a publication of CMS

• Handbook for Long Distance Caregivers, a publication of The Family Caregiver Alliance

Resources for Planning Ahead:

• Beginning Planning Worksheet 1: Identify Needs

• Beginning Planning Worksheet 2: Legal and Financial

• Beginning Planning Worksheet 3: Long Term Care

• Starting the Conversation

• Maine Health Care Advance Directives Forms

• The Day After Guide

A guidebook to assist those you leave behind after your death with the process of dealing with your financial affairs, courtesy of Smilie Gregg Rogers, Esq., York Law LLC.

Comparing Options:

• Evaluating Adult Day Programs

• Evaluating Assisted Living*

• Evaluating Home Care*

• Evaluating Home Safety*

• Evaluating Nursing Facilities*

• Hiring Privately*

• Living Together Checklists*

* Thank you to the Partnership for Healthy Aging for these tip sheets!

Feel free to call Kate Dulac or Ann O’Sullivan at SMAA (1-800-427-7411) with questions.

In This Section

• Support Groups
• Seminars & Classes
• Online Discussion Group
• Savvy Caregiver Overview
• Statewide Savvy calendar
• Connections for Family Caregivers in Maine book
• Contact Family Caregiver Support & Assistance

Contact a Family Caregiver Support Specialist

If you are a family caregiver and want to learn of resources specific to your needs, feel free to call us and ask for a Family Caregiver Support Specialist or request information.

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