·State program
Respite for ME Program
Respite for ME Program provides grants to family caregivers and older relative caregivers of people with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias in Maine.
What you get
Cash Stipend, Services, as recorded:
- $2,000 grants at pilot launch; maximum grant allowed was $5,171
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Maine?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — other relative — count for this program?
- 03
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 04
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 05
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 06
Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- 07
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 08
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Disability of the person receiving care
“family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias”
maine.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“for family caregivers as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 3022(3) and older relative caregivers as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 3030s(a)(4)”
legislature.maine.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Contact your local Aging & Disability Resource Center by calling 1-877-353-3771 or by visiting the ADRC webpage.