Are You Helping An Older Adult?
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| Family Caregiver Support Program!! |
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Drive a senior to appointments? |
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Prepare meals or do the grocery shopping? |
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Help with household chores? |
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Assist with bathing, dressing or feeding? |
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Manage bills, medical insurance or other finances? |
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Coordinate medical services such as home health or doctor’s appointments? |
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Provide emotional support and companionship? |
If you answered "YES" to any of these or if you provide other assistance to help a senior remain at home, we can help you!
Caring for someone's health and personal needs can be time consuming and stressful. It can be physically demanding and emotionally draining. Sometimes, caregivers overlook their own needs and suffer "burnout" and the inability to continue caregiving. Services and resources are available to help you help someone you love.
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Learn strategies for
planning to make the future easier |
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Learn how to take care of yourself |
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Learn how to balance caregiving with family and work |
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Find the care and assistance your loved one needs |
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Reduce stress and anxiety |
Having up-to-date information and access to available resources can help you manage the challenges of caregiving and enhance your relationship with the person you are assisting..
| The Southern Maine Agency on Aging offers services for caregivers that can help right now. | |
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Information and assistance about available services, resources and benefit programs for caregivers. Information & Advocacy |
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Caregiver training in functional and coping skills, through these courses. |
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Support and discussion groups for friends and family caring for older loved ones. Support and Discussion Groups For information about our online support group, email online@smaaa.org. |
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Respite assistance for caregivers of individuals with dementia, through the Partners in Caring Program. PARTNERS IN CARING |
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Home delivery of cooked meals, through the Meals on Wheels Program. Nutrition Dining Programs |
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Adult Day Health programming through the Adult Day Center. The Truslow Adult Day Center: Who We Are! What We Offer! |
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Private assistance with individual case management, through Senior Solutions. |
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Community education about resources and services for seniors |
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And more services are being developed as needs are identified. |
Helpful Links to Agencies and Programs offered in Maine
Southern
Maine Agency on Aging Family Caregiver Support Program