How it Works

• The caregiver chooses a bonded respite care provider.
• The care recipient completes an application and confidential interview with a MEPS advocate. To be accepted into the program, the recipient must hold a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease with impairments that necessitate supervision.
• Special requests and circumstances will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by our respite care committee.
• Final decisions may be appealed to the President of Maine Parkinson Society.

Cost

• The program is reimbursement-based, meaning the caregiver pays for services and is reimbursed upon submission of receipts up to an approved annual limit, currently not to exceed $500.00 per care recipient per fiscal year.
• Funding requests will be reviewed in the order in which they are received and prioritized based on urgency.
• The care recipient may not be eligible for other programs that fund respite care services.
• Respite reimbursement is contingent upon availability of funds. In determing how limited funds are used, priority will be given to care recipients whose caregivers did not access MEPS funds in the previous year.

If you are interested in being placed on our service list, please complete our printable respite care application below and either mail or fax to us using our contact info on the left hand side of your screen.  Applications are reviewed on a monthly basis. If your application is approved, Maine Parkinson Society will contact you to initiate care services.