Aging in Place in the Sacopee Valley
Compiled by the Grateful Undead. Revised December 2024
This list is available as printed cards at local town offices and the Sacopee Valley Health Center.
If you click on one of the icons on the left, it will take you to the category you want. Click on any underlined text to go to that website.
Emergency: Call 911
- Baldwin: 625-9107
- Cornish: 625-3355
- Hiram: 625-4064
- South Hiram: 625-4825
- Kezar Falls: 625-8625 (serving Parsonsfield and Porter)
- Newfield: 793-2330
Town Offices:
•Baldwin Town Office: 625-3581
•Cornish Town Office: 625-4324
•Hiram Town Office: 625-4663
•Newfield Town Office: 793-4348
•Parsonsfield Town Office: 625-4558
•Porter Town Office: 625-8344
Sacopee Valley Health Center : 625-8126
Southern Maine Agency on Aging : (York and Cumberland Counties) 1-800-427-7411 Facilitates Meals on Wheels for homebound older adults and Medicare counseling.
Seniors Plus (Oxford County) 1-800-427-1241
Catholic Charities: 1-888-477-2263
Independent Support Services (ISS) 1-800-781-8550 for seniors and physically disabled adults
Food Pantries
Wayside Food Programs – Senior Food Boxes 775-4939
Anyone 60 years old or older is eligible for a monthly senior food box, available from all food pantries. Click here for a map of local pantries. Click here to see what’s in the food box.
Riverside United Methodist Church 400-2866 or 625-4886 Clothing available.
5 School Street, Porter
1st and 3rd Friday 9:30 – 11:00 am.
Brownfield Food Pantry 935-2620
Lions Club Building, 701 Pequawket Trail
3rd Thursday 1-4 pm
Bridgton Food Pantry 647-3704 or 318-4467
United Methodist Church, 214 Main Street
Tuesdays 11 am – 6 pm
First Congregational Church of East Baldwin Glenn Haines: 625-2360
26 School Street
Tuesdays 9:00 – 11:30 am
St. Matthew’s Food Pantry 793-2244
19 Dora Lane, Limerick, 1st Monday 6 – 7 pm, Every Tuesday 10 am – noon
Provided by the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, this program is more than just a meal; it is also a wellness check and friendly visit by trained staff and volunteers.
Cumberland and York counties: 1-800-400-6325
Oxford County : 1-800-427-1244
Wakefield Food Pantry (603) 522-3094
1500 Wakefield Road, Wakefield, NH
Wednesday 10am-1pm, 5pm-7pm. Serves Wakefield, Brookfield, Milton and Effingham, NH; Newfield, ME
Other
Community Café at the Parsonsfield Town Hall
634 North Rd, Parsonsfield. Luncheon on the 4th Wednesday every month, 11:30 am-1pm.
RSVP 625-3781 or pride04092@gmail.com by the third Friday of the month.
Suggested donation $10, open to the SAD 55 Community, all others will be placed on a waiting list.
Maine Harvest Bucks gives you BONUS BUCKS to buy fresh fruits and vegetables when you spend your SNAP/EBT dollars on local food.
Maine Senior Farm Share (207) 287-3491, seniorfarmshare.agr@maine.gov
Maine Senior FarmShare (MSFP) provides income-eligible older adults the opportunity to receive share (worth $50) of local produce at no cost from Maine farmers during the growing season.
• Cumberland County: 1-855-608-5178
• Oxford County: 1-877-659-1302
• York County: 1-877-659-1302
Transportation to medical appointments for those with MaineCare coverage.
sacopeegratefulundead@gmail.com
Network of volunteer drivers offering rides for medical appointments and medication for the Sacopee Valley area towns.
Cumberland County: RTP 774-2666 or 1-800-224-0704, email dispatch@rtprides.org
Volunteer driver program may be available to Cumberland County residents for a small fee.
York County:YCCAC 459-2932
Transportation options that may be available to York County residents.
Oxford County: Western Maine Transportation Services 1-800-392-9335, email info@westernmainetrans.org
Rides for Oxford County residents, dependent on driver availability.
Sacopee Valley Health Center 625-8126
Sacopee Valley Health Center provides van rides to Health Center patients for their scheduled appointments, dependent on availability.
Oxford County
Community Concepts: 743-7716; 795-6073
• Home energy evaluation, radon, lead, asbestos testing
• Low income home energy assistance (financial assistance; help with furnace repair, oil tank replacement, home repairs or improvements)
• Telephone payment assistance
• Emergency home heating assistance
• Low income assistance program for utilities
York County
York County Community Action Corporation: 324-5762; or 1-800-965-5762
• Low income home heating assistance (financial assistance; help with furnace repair, oil tank replacement, home repairs or improvements)
• Energy Services: emergency fuel and heating system maintenance bills
• Low income assistance program: assistance with electric bills
Cumberland County
Opportunity Alliance: 874-1175
Provides supplemental heating assistance to income eligible households in Cumberland County to pay for a portion of their annual heating expenses.
Maine
Efficiency Maine 1-866-376-2463
Provides guides and calculators to improve your energy efficiency. Their electricity monitors may be borrowed from local libraries. Offers rebates for upgrades such as major appliances and heating systems that are energy efficient.
Note: this is not a complete list by any means. Search the internet for the specific service you want.
Home Safe: Maine Health Care at Home: 1-800-660-4867
Cumberland, York, Southern Oxford counties
Health Care at Home: 1-800-660-4867
Cumberland, York, Southern Oxford Counties
Sacopee Valley Nursing and Home Health Care: 207 625-9415, email: info@sacopeevalleyhomehealtghcare.com. Offers non-medial services in the home to help with activities of daily living. They accept VA and private pay insurance.
Catholic Charities of Maine: 1-888-477-2263
Provides homemaker services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, including in-home assistance with housekeeping, groceries, meal preparation and laundry.
At Home Family Supports: 396-1202
Hollis, serving Oxford, York, Cumberland counties
Evaluates and coordinates care; provides crisis intervention.
Home Instead Cumberland County: 839-0441, York County: 985-8550
Non-medical provider of personal care, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, errands. Based in Gorham.
Home Hospice: (866) 621-7600
Gosnell Memorial Hospice Service
Referral and Advocacy
Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA): 1-800-427-7411
York and Cumberland counties.
Seniors Plus Oxford County: 1-800-427-1241
Counseling; money minders, education, caregiver services.
Maine Long Term Care Ombudsman 800-499-0229
The Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a non-profit agency whose mission is to advocate for quality of life and care for long-term care consumers. This program serves residents of nursing homes, assisted housing programs including residential care and assisted living, consumers receiving home care services including homemaker, adult day and hospice.
Kepro 1-888-319-8452
Kepro helps people on Medicare to file quality of care complaints and service termination appeals.
USDA Rural Development: Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants
Maine Office: 990-9160
This program provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their homes, or provides grants to elderly, very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
Maine Housing Home Accessibility & Repair Program 625-3524
Community Concepts, Inc. – serving Cumberland and Oxford Counties: 743-7716 or 1-800-866-5588
York County Community Action Corp. – serving York County: 324-5762
Home repair funding for health and safety needs.
AlphaOne: Disability and Aging Solutions: 1-800-640-7200
Alpha One can connect individuals to funding sources that can be used to purhase adaptive equipment, assistive technology, or to make home modifications.
Pumpkinville 553-7777; 1-800-339-6516
Subsidized low-rent apartments for the elderly and disabled in Cornish.
Cornish Station 625-3524
Subsidized low-rent apartments for the elderly and disabled in Cornish.
Pinewood Apartments 25 Howe Drive, Parsonsfield. Contact Avesta Housing (207) 553-7777 or 1-800-339-6516
Income-based rental apartments in Kezar Falls.
MaineHousing (aka Maine State Housing Authority) 1-800-452-4668 or 626-4600
Low-income rentals and mortgage subsidies.
Gorham House 839-5757
Retirement community with continuum of care: independent and assisted living, Memory Care.
Westbrook Housing 854-9779
Senior housing and low-income public housing (Section 8). Larrabee Heights and Larrabee Village – subsidized senior housing.
Homeless Shelter York County Shelter 324-1137
147 Shaker Hill Road, Alfred. Adult and family emergency shelter, substance abuse and mental health counseling.
Adaptive Resources
Home Modifications:
Consider changes to your home that will make aging in place safer and more comfortable: walk-in bathtub; stair lifts; ramps, grab bars, etc.
Maine Aging and Disability Resource Center 1-877-353-3771
Information and resources about home modifications.
AARP HomeFit Guides and Worksheet 1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
AARP publications offering guidance on making homes safe for the aging.
Free downloadable pamphlet covers low-cost solutions; the booklet guides construction.
Efficiency Maine 1-866-376-2463
Guides and calculators to improve your energy efficiency. Electricity monitors may be borrowed from local libraries.
Handy Helpers sacopeegratefulundead@gmail.com
A program of volunteers who may be able to help with simple modifications and repairs to help low income elders stay in their homes.
Maine Long Term Care Ombudsman 800-499-0229
The Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a non-profit agency whose mission is to advocate for quality of life and care for long-term care consumers. This program serves residents of nursing homes, assisted housing programs including residential care and assisted living, consumers receiving home care services including homemaker, adult day and hospice.
Medical Care
Sacopee Valley Health Center 625-8126
70 Main Street, Porter
Medical, mental health, and dental services. Provides help with enrolling and reenrolling in Health Insurance Marketplace plans, MaineCare, Medicare, and with sorting through insurance issues and paperwork. You do not need to be a patient to access these services.
Bridgton Hospital 647-6000
10 Hospital Drive, Bridgton
Galbraith Family Medicine, LLC 793-9586
44 Elm St., Limerick
Ossipee River Dental 625-8551
38 Main Street, Porter
Geriatric Center at Maine Medical Center 662-2847
Maine Long Term Care Ombudsman 800-499-0229
The Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a non-profit agency whose mission is to advocate for quality of life and care for long-term care consumers. This program serves residents of nursing homes, assisted housing programs including residential care and assisted living, consumers receiving home care services including homemaker, adult day and hospice.
Senior Surgery Guides. This site has information on pre-surgerky, post-surgery and planning for your future. There are question lists to review with your doctor that are important for anyone planning a surgical procedure which can help you prepare for surgery and think about your future options.
Hospice
For more information on hospice services, talk to your primary care physician or contact Information and Referral at Seniors Plus or Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging.
Hospice of Southern Maine 289-3640
180 US Route 1, #1, Scarborough Affiliated with Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.
Support Groups
Cancer Support Group Marianne Wyer: 207-749-0392, email souppot4@yahoo.com
A place to share and listen and feel supported. The group meets 1:30-3:00 on the second and fourth Friday every month at the Sacopee Valley Health Center, 49 Summer Street, Porter ME.
The Chronic Pain Support Group of Southern Maine email churn3@maine.rr.com
Meetings via Zoom on the first Thursday of each month from 1-2:30 p.m. Details on Facebook page
Affordable Medication
General recommendation: It is always best to tell your doctor if you can’t afford your medicines. There are many sources of free or low-cost prescription drugs, but eligibility often depends on your medication needs, financial status, etc. A cheaper drug might be prescribed, or help to obtain affordable medication might be offered by the practice itself or by referral to the prescription-assistance or medication-access program of a local hospital.
GoodRx
Helps you find the lowest prescription price.