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Staying at Home

Where do you call home? Home is where you are comfortable and can live most independently. We can provide or connect you to services as you need them to remain living independently.

Public Transport Passenger

Aroostook Regional Transportation (ARTS)

Access to transportation is essential, especially in rural areas. It often opens the door to meeting a variety of other needs. ARTS uses buses, volunteer drivers, private cars and taxis throughout Aroostook to help people get to appointments, shop, and stay active in their community. Contact ARTS at 1-800-442-3320 or visit www.aroostooktransportation.org for more information.

Care Partner Education and Support

Taking care of a family member who can no longer care for themselves is a role than many people hold. To provide the best care for those we love, support is needed to be an effective care partner. Care partners face the challenge of managing the care of another and finding time to look after their own needs. Sometimes care partners are afraid to ask for help. Education and support, including the Savvy Caregiver program, is available for people of all ages.

Mom and Daughter Smiling Together
Assisting the Elder

Eldercare Home Care Services

As we age, we want to live independently in our own home. Home is a place where we feel safe, comfortable, and most able to participate in our community. At some point, to stay living in our home, we may need help. Eldercare Home Care Services provides an extra set of hands to help older persons or those with disabilities with daily activities.

Friendly Volunteer Program

Connecting with others each day is a normal part of life. When family or friends are not available, having another caring person helps to pass the time, take part in an activity, or bring a smile from a shared story. Trained volunteers -- including Friendly Callers, Friendly Visitors, Friendly Helpers and Friendly Neighbors -- visit or call homebound participants regularly giving them a connection to their community.

Senior Men Playing Chess
Holding Hands

MaineCare Toolkit

Applying for community MaineCare, or MaineCare in-home services is a means to obtain assistance in payment for nursing home care or in-home services. Seeking assistance in the completion of the application is essential, ensuring that a complete application is sent in to the State of Maine. The toolkit provides assistance (either by phone, a link to a webinar, or an in-person visit) to enable one to complete and submit a complete and accurate application to the state.

Money Minders

Managing your money is a key aspect of being independent. The Money Minders program is a free bill-paying service where trained volunteers provide consumers with assistance in setting up a budget, paying bills, and managing a checkbook.

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Soup Kitchen

Nutrition Services:
Community Dining

Dining centers operate in several communities in Aroostook County. Lunchtime meals are available for any person age 60 or older who wants to enjoy food, friends, and occasional recreational and educational programs.

Nutrition Services:
Easy Meals

Our delicious and nutritious frozen meals are carefully handcrafted right here in Maine by Birch Stream Farms. Meals can be picked up to take home, heat up in the stove or microwave, and eat.

Pasta Meal
Food Delivery

Nutrition Services:
Meals on Wheels

Getting food and good nutrition is something we all need to remain healthy and happy, no matter our income or support network.

Home-bound older people throughout northern Maine who are unable to attend dining centers and have difficulty preparing their own meal may be eligible for home-delivered entrées through the Meals on Wheels service.

Nutrition Services:
USDA Senior Food Box Program

Each month, the USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program provides individuals age 60 and older with 30 pounds of commodity food items such as dry pasta, canned meats and vegetables, and cheese.

Volunteers Packing Food
Couple Sitting with Financial Advisor

Planning for the Future

When we plan for the future, we increase the likelihood that we will be able to continue to make our own decisions or others will know our wishes. The Agency has trained staff that can sit with you to understand your needs and put a plan on paper for your future.

Technology Assistance Program

Loneliness is real. It can lead to medical illness. There are wellness tools that are now available on the internet. The agency iPad tablet lending program is designed to enhance existing services for consumers who would benefit from online services and programs while remaining in their homes.

Excited Over Modern Technology
Couple Sitting with Financial Advisor

The Gathering Place Adult Day Services

All people need to connect with others at all stages of life. This connection gives us energy, which keeps us living at our best. The Gathering Place Adult Day Service focuses on creating a safe place for those with chronic memory loss or health conditions to enjoy the day and interact with others. While participants are at the program, care partners can take a much-needed break or handle personal business.

Nondiscrimination Statement

The Aroostook Agency on Aging complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability, race, color, creed, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ancestry, or national origin in admission to, access to, or operation of its services, programs, or activities.

Federal Grant Funding Disclosure

This Agency is supported in part by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) of the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As program funding amounts change frequently, please contact the Agency by email at info@aroostookaging.org or call 1-800-439-1789 for more information on the percentage of funding received through federal and other sources. The contents of this website are those of the Agency and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit the ACL website, www.acl.gov.

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