AUGUST 2004

Genesis receives a $5,500 grant from Maine Community Foundation for a case study on successful supportive housing opportunities for low-income elders living in rural areas

In August 2004, Genesis received a $5,500 grant from the Maine Community Foundation to explore the potential of small-scale care facilities for low-income elders living in rural areas. The grant will allow Genesis to conduct a case study that details the process of developing and managing Adult Family Care Homes (AFCHs), assesses impacts of the homes, identifies innovations and common ingredients of success for community-based AFCHs, and highlights challenges to their growth and sustainability. The case study and its dissemination are central to efforts to:

• improve the legal and regulatory environment in which AFCHs currently operate,
• assist other rural communities in Maine as they struggle to provide options for low-income frail elders, and
• enhance the sustainability of existing AFCHs.

In sum, the goal is to help ensure that a greater number of low-income rural elders will have the opportunity to maintain quality of life and stay closer to home when independent living is no longer an option.

For more information, contact Liza Fleming-Ives at the Genesis Fund (207) 563-6073.

 

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