Alternative living places
When living at home becomes difficult, if not impossible, it is necessary to consider other solutions. However, the nursing home is not the only alternative. Different types of institutional accommodation exist in addition to the home, allowing the person to live at home longer:
Day center : Located in a nursing home or linked to it, the day center welcomes people aged over 60 during the day, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. They have the opportunity to participate in activities and, if they wish, to have their meals there. They also benefit from family and household care and, if necessary, from therapeutic and social care ( http://sante.wallonie.be/?q=aines ).
Evening reception center : operates in the same way as a Day Reception Center except that it is open between 6 p.m. and midnight and is intended for elderly people other than those received the same day in a Reception Center of Day.
Night reception center : works in the same way as a Day Reception Center except that it is open between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. and is intended for elderly people other than those received the same day or the following day in the Center day reception. To date, there seems to be only one reception of this type in Wallonia.
day care center : located in a nursing home or linked to it, the day care center welcomes elderly people over the age of 60 who need daily care or help given their high level of dependency.
Short stay : this is a temporary stay in a nursing home or nursing and care home for a maximum of three months per calendar year (three months combined in a single establishment or in different establishments). The length of stay depends on the needs of the person. This one can benefit from a short stay after a hospitalization (the time of the revalidation) or following the absence of the close relations during this period or to relieve the close carer (limit the exhaustion).
Service residences : Studio located in a building located near a nursing home with which it has a functional link. The assisted living facility welcomes people over the age of 60 (alone or as a couple), who are still able-bodied and independent. The resident can benefit from the services offered by the nursing home (meals, activities, etc.) if he wishes. The studio includes at least a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom and the sanitary facilities (bathroom and toilets). At present, a new project of social service residences is emerging to counteract the sometimes high cost of a stay in service residences. These social service residences would be intended for people with lower incomes.
Community reception house : it should be noted that unlike the places of living presented above, the community reception centers are not approved or controlled by the competent services of the Walloon Region. Community reception centers welcome seniors during the day, one or more days a week, and offer social and/or cultural activities, the aim being, among other things, to promote exchanges, social relations and to break loneliness.
More info from your municipality.
Kangaroo habitat : an elderly person welcomes, for a financial contribution, a family in his house which has become too big. Reciprocal services between the elderly person and the family are organised.
More info on http://www.habitat-participation.be
Intergenerational housing with a student : similarly, an elderly person can accommodate a student in their home. The difference with the kangaroo habitat lies in the fact that it is only a single person welcomed (and not a family) and that the duration of the stay is supposed to be shorter (during studies only). The 1toit2âges association coordinates these places of life, puts seniors and students in contact and manages the cost of housing (rental) which depends on the services that the student can offer to the elderly person.
More info on http://www.1toit2ages.be
Twin habitat : a small house for an elderly person is added to the house of a member of his family (extension to the existing house to allow family reunification). More info on http://www.habitat-participation.be
Grouped housing : rental or purchase of a house or apartment with other people (elderly or not if intergenerational will). Each has its own private apartments (bedroom, bathroom, etc.) and shares collective spaces.
More info on http://www.habitat-groupe.be
Participatory group housing : the best known is the Abbeyfield house. Its corporate purpose is to create a habitat suitable for mature, independent and self-sufficient people. In this participative group habitat, the inhabitants combine privacy, group life and openness to the outside world[1]. Each inhabitant therefore has private premises and shares common premises with the other inhabitants.
More info on http://www.abbeyfield.be
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