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View through a window into Bistrot Bertha, showing tables, seated customers and a hanging chair.

‘It’s Papy hour!’: Bistrots bring new lease of life to French care homes

Outlets have opened in facilities throughout the country, from Flamanville (Manche) to Fontenay-sous-Bois (Val-de-Marne)

Who determines if I need to live in a care home in France?

Autonomy needs are an important part of the assessment process

Are children living outside of France obliged to look after their parents?

Both parents and children have familial obligations to financially support each other

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Could I be forced to sell my house to pay fees if my spouse has to move into nursing home?

Various funding options exist that can help towards costs of residential care

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

A model of an elderly man with a walking stick on piles of coins, to show the cost of elderly care

How to get help to pay for care home fees in France

There are a number of financial aid plans available and routes to explore

French benefit explainer: Apa, help to stay independent in older age

The personalised autonomy allowance can help older people continue to live in their own home or be used to fund care home costs

French woman takes 101-year old grandmother on epic Spanish road trip

We talk to Fiona Lauriol, who took her centenarian grandmother out of the nursing home in which she was deteriorating to go on an unforgettable road trip through Spain in a camper van

‘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

Care worker helping an older women get up from a chair

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

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.

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

Horse is a regular visitor and staff see ‘extraordinary positive effect’ on residents

Elderly care costs outstrip pensions as demand grows

With serious concerns raised in the UK election over the costs of elderly care, a study in France has shown costs far exceed average pensions.

Care homes

‘It’s Papy hour!’: Bistrots bring new lease of life to French care homes

Who determines if I need to live in a care home in France?

Are children living outside of France obliged to look after their parents?

Could I be forced to sell my house to pay fees if my spouse has to move into nursing home?

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French 'village' alternative for retirees who do not want nursing home

Alzheimer’s care in France: Readers share their experiences

Animals bring joy to care home residents in France

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

Can non-EU residents access French retirement homes?

My photos of 'Swinging Sixties' spark memories in French care homes

French care home staffing levels are ‘nowhere near’ adequate

Inquiries open after claims of food rationing at care homes in France

Covid booster vaccine campaign begins in French care homes

Covid cluster found among 11 vaccinated pensioners in French care home

French nun refused retirement home space due to habit

Friends open five gardens for charity for second year

Care homes prove perfect venues for orchestra practice

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

Clip-clop of hooves cheers up care home

Elderly care costs outstrip pensions as demand grows