Aroostook Agency on Aging
1 Edgemont Drive, Suite B
Presque Isle, ME 04769-1288
764-3396, 1-800-439-1789
We Need You!
And Quickly…
Governor Lepage has submitted a Supplemental Budget to the Maine Legislature. If passed, many older people will be hurt. According to the Maine Sunday Telegram (December 11, 2011 – Bill Nemetz) 4,291 elderly Mainers with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia or various other late-in-life maladies will be booted out of where they live and some will be homeless.
Threatened with closure as of July 1, 2012 are places like Northwood Manor in Ashland, Crest View Manor and Madigan House in Houlton, Limestone Estates, Southern Acres in Westfield, Crosswinds in Fort Kent, Ridgewood Estates in Madawaska, Franciscan Home in Eagle Lake and several other care providing facilities in northern Maine.
The Governor proposes to eliminate the Maine Low Cost Drug Program for the Elderly as of April 1, 2012 and this means higher drug costs for 72,000 seniors and people with disabilities including more than 7,600 Aroostook people.
The Governor proposes to remove from the Medicare Buy-in program those seniors with monthly incomes greater than $1,225 for one and greater than $1,655 for a couple. This means about 20,000 Maine seniors (about 3,000 in Aroostook) lose all assistance to help pay for Medicare premiums, co-payments, coinsurance, deductibles, prescription drug costs and coverage in the “donut hole”.
If this concerns you, please come and let your State Representative and State Senator know. We have invited them to meet with concerned people about these cuts they will be voting on. The meetings are …
· Northern Aroostook: Tuesday December 27 at 1 PM, Fort Kent Senior Center, Pine St. Fort Kent
· Central Aroostook: Wednesday December 28 at 1 PM, The Gathering Place Senior Center, 33 Davis St., Presque Isle
· Southern Aroostook: Thursday, December 29 at 1 PM, The Houlton Higher Education Center, Room 109, 18 Military St., Houlton
1 Edgemont Drive, Suite B
Presque Isle, ME 04769-1288
764-3396, 1-800-439-1789
We Need You!
And Quickly…
Governor Lepage has submitted a Supplemental Budget to the Maine Legislature. If passed, many older people will be hurt. According to the Maine Sunday Telegram (December 11, 2011 – Bill Nemetz) 4,291 elderly Mainers with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia or various other late-in-life maladies will be booted out of where they live and some will be homeless.
Threatened with closure as of July 1, 2012 are places like Northwood Manor in Ashland, Crest View Manor and Madigan House in Houlton, Limestone Estates, Southern Acres in Westfield, Crosswinds in Fort Kent, Ridgewood Estates in Madawaska, Franciscan Home in Eagle Lake and several other care providing facilities in northern Maine.
The Governor proposes to eliminate the Maine Low Cost Drug Program for the Elderly as of April 1, 2012 and this means higher drug costs for 72,000 seniors and people with disabilities including more than 7,600 Aroostook people.
The Governor proposes to remove from the Medicare Buy-in program those seniors with monthly incomes greater than $1,225 for one and greater than $1,655 for a couple. This means about 20,000 Maine seniors (about 3,000 in Aroostook) lose all assistance to help pay for Medicare premiums, co-payments, coinsurance, deductibles, prescription drug costs and coverage in the “donut hole”.
If this concerns you, please come and let your State Representative and State Senator know. We have invited them to meet with concerned people about these cuts they will be voting on. The meetings are …
· Northern Aroostook: Tuesday December 27 at 1 PM, Fort Kent Senior Center, Pine St. Fort Kent
· Central Aroostook: Wednesday December 28 at 1 PM, The Gathering Place Senior Center, 33 Davis St., Presque Isle
· Southern Aroostook: Thursday, December 29 at 1 PM, The Houlton Higher Education Center, Room 109, 18 Military St., Houlton