Older people: a site to learn all about supports, approaches and rights

The National Information Portal for the Elderly and their Relatives presents, through the site for-people-ages.gouv.fr, information on the rights and support available to older people and their carers. On this site, you can in particular:

• to find out about the various financial support schemes for elderly people living at home and the steps to be taken to obtain them;
• find the contact details of the EHPAD located near you and information about them (prices applied, services offered, aids accepted...);
• discover the financial assistance and the various arrangements available to carers of elderly people who are losing their independence (tax assistance, daily allowance for the caregiver, right to rest, etc.);
• see the different steps to be taken to set up home help interventions;
• report on the operations that can be undertaken to make your home safer as you age (adaptation of lighting to avoid shadows, installation of specific equipment such as a shower seat or grab bars...), and the financial assistance that can be envisaged to achieve this;
• find the list of local information points located near you (local information points dedicated to the elderly have different names depending on the department: local gerontological information and coordination center, independent information point, senior service...). These are places where professionals welcome you to answer your questions when you are faced with a situation of loss of autonomy. They can help you find solutions to organize a return home after a hospital stay or to prepare a request for accommodation in an institution.