French 'village' alternative for retirees who do not want nursing home The furnished homes in Dordogne are purpose-built and the site comes with a range of facilities. There are plans to open other such sites soon
Alzheimer’s care in France: Readers share their experiences We spoke to four readers about caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s and what they want others to know
Animals bring joy to care home residents in France An organisation is working with dogs, rabbits and other pets to help with loneliness, memory loss and communication How to get help to pay for care home fees in France French benefit explainer: Apa, help to stay independent in older age French woman takes 101-year old grandmother on epic Spanish road trip
‘Lynx crossing’ signs, WW2 Paris footage found: French news in brief Road signs aim to reduce car accidents with lynx, care home workers wear suits that simulate old age and the liberation of Paris on film
Can non-EU residents access French retirement homes? We look at the residency rules for foreign people wishing to move into a French care home and whether they can obtain financial aid
My photos of 'Swinging Sixties' spark memories in French care homes Photos from celebrity photographer Jean-Marie Périer, France’s David Bailey, are displayed in care homes to end ‘terribly sad’ blank walls
French care home staffing levels are ‘nowhere near’ adequate A care worker in France shares her experience and responds to the care home abuse story
Inquiries open after claims of food rationing at care homes in France A new book also alleges mistreatment of patients by untrained and uncaring staff at the care home group Orpéa. The claims have been denied by the group.
Covid booster vaccine campaign begins in French care homes After being vaccinated ‘you are eight times less likely to be infected and 11 times less likely to be admitted to hospital,’ according to the prime minister
Covid cluster found among 11 vaccinated pensioners in French care home Vaccinated people can still catch and transmit the virus a French health authority has warned
French nun refused retirement home space due to habit A Catholic nun in France has been stopped from taking up her place in a retirement home after she refused to stop wearing her religious habit as a condition for living there.
Friends open five gardens for charity for second year A multinational group of green-fingered friends will open their gardens on the first weekend of June to raise funds for Jardins et Santé, a charity which helps create therapeutic gardens in hospitals and care homes.
Care homes prove perfect venues for orchestra practice An orchestra has found a novel solution to the problem of finding rehearsal venues. Smiles as care home residents train a guide dog French city has students living in elderly care homes LGBT care on way
Long-lost friends find each other after 74 years Two friends and former teaching colleagues from Brittany who lost touch after World War II have found each other in the same care home, 74 years after they last spoke. Clip-clop of hooves cheers up care home Elderly care costs outstrip pensions as demand grows Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed