{"id":99894,"date":"2026-08-11T07:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=99894"},"modified":"2026-08-11T07:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:35:18","slug":"resources-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=99894","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" data-attachment-id=\"98165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=98165\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?fit=1516%2C1056&amp;ssl=1&amp;ver=1778240526\" data-orig-size=\"1516,1056\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A Rapid Resource Logo Blue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?fit=840%2C585&amp;ssl=1&amp;ver=1778240526\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue-300x209.jpg?resize=300%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=768%2C535&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?resize=1200%2C836&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/A-Rapid-Resource-Logo-Blue.jpg?w=1516&amp;ssl=1 1516w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reprinted from an enewsletter by Maine Senator Stacey Guerin, District 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five <strong>Area Agencies on Aging<\/strong> (AAAs) in Maine serve as \u201cone-stop-shops\u201d to answer questions from older adults, individuals with disabilities and their care partners about a wide range of in-home, community-based, and institutional services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AAAs are experts at answering questions about in-home care services and other types of long-term support. Maine\u2019s five AAAs are also Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>provide <strong>information and assistance<\/strong> to individuals needing either public or private long-term care resources;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>serve <strong>professionals seeking assistance<\/strong> on behalf of their clients\u2019 long-term care needs;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>serve individuals planning for their <strong>future long-term care needs<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>serve as <strong>the entry point<\/strong> to publicly-administered long-term supports including those funded under Medicaid, the Older Americans Act and state-funded programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maine\u2019s <strong>Aging &amp; Disability Resource Centers<\/strong> (ADRC) are designed to serve all older adults, people with disabilities and their care partners who have long-term care, community or program needs. To see which center serves your area, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dhhs\/oads\/get-support\/older-adults-disabilities\/area-agencies-on-aging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Aging and Disability Services\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The five Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) in Maine serve as \u201cone-stop-shops\u201d to answer questions from older adults, individuals with disabilities and their care partners about a wide range of in-home, community-based, and institutional services. AAAs are experts at answering questions about in-home care services and other types of long-term support. Maine\u2019s five AAAs are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=99894\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Resources for Seniors&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[218],"tags":[623,206],"post_folder":[696],"class_list":["post-99894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources-for-granges-and-grangers","tag-aging-and-disability-resource-centers","tag-grange-advocacy"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The five Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) in Maine serve as \u201cone-stop-shops\u201d to answer questions from older adults, individuals with disabilities and their care partners about a wide range of in-home, community-based, and institutional services. AAAs are experts at answering questions about in-home care services and other types of long-term support. 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