Housing in old age: These are the options



Some Äsenior möwant your retirement in a more generation house. Others want the peace and quiet in your own home genießs or, if necessary, at the senior pin. We provide the three Möopportunities in front of

In a multi-generation house, the parties help not only each other, but genießthe common time

Multi-generation house: From Baby to Senior

Gabriele Poelchau (68) witnessed how her mother at the age suffered from loneliness. "That was me a warning." She has no children and few relatives. Therefore, they wanted to früactivity at an early stage, provisions, and an environment with many contacts. Poelchau and her husband joined a group, the solidarity-based, communal Living of different generations aspired to.

After several years, many Meetings and the merger with other groups, the dream was realized. A social-oriented housing company, built in Nüareas of a system with a 62 barrier-free apartments – plus garden, group room, Café and Kita. "It has a long start-up phase, but at the same time, it was important that we already kannten", Poelchau says. 

Mutual Unterstüup in the "Martha-Projekt"

Since 2014, approximately 100 residents in the "Martha-Projekt". They come from 14 Nations, families, Single parents, Singles, couples – from Baby to Senior. The community life is organized in many work. Poelchau about is involved in the AK Moderation, prepared the monthly Meeting of all the residents. With her husband küyou are God also, a part of the garden. The residents plan many Aktivitäten, such as Yoga, belly dancing, cooking and Gesprächskreise. Celebrate together birthdays and other celebrations. Practical: In The Café there are three days güconvenient vegetarian lunch.  

Mutual Unterstüup in the housing project selbstverstäof course. "We moved in together, the life teilen", so Poelchau. "I köcould think of no Better way to introduce." They even supplied a neighbor who is not after a SURGERY, mobile, or picking up a child from school, if the parents are prevented. Of alone läit’s not uft, but, as Poelchau &quot emphasized: ;You have here the best chances of contacts, but how üeverywhere something dafür to do." And you könne, for a change, f&uuml excluded;miss – it is precisely because so much is happening in the groups around you.

How to find a place in a multi-generation house?

Who für gemeinschaft­average Stay interested, not only in the age around. Often j&uuml are more likely to;for younger residents, in order to ensure a multi – generational house is not a home for the aged. New and emerging residential projects and further information can be found online under www.fgw-ev.de and www.wohnprojekte-portal.de. 

The home is converted to a barrier-free apartment

Until the end of the w&uuml remain, ;Ulrich Nickolaus (77) desired. So, like most seniors, he and his wife Emmi hope, as long as möpossible in the own apartment to live köcan. On the first floor of a house with a garden in the MüMunich’s Trudering district, the Couple is already more than 50 years home. The two love their view of the Grüne.

Problems made to you but for a long time your impractical bathroom. Emmi Nickolaus suffered nine years ago from a stroke. Since then, you can your left Körperhähalf of difficult to move and need in everyday life and a lot of Unterstüup. Her husband helps her in the Köphysical hygiene, Dressing, stüyou are protected when walking, küGod of the meals. Für it a clear case: "I love my wife."

The care service, he sent away after a week. "The did not even know how to you should washing in this bath, my wife." For years he heaved Emmi again and again großem force in the shower with the high barriers to entry.  But it was only a year ago, the Couple decided to a tag. "HäI tte the only früago made. The present comfort is sagenhaft", &shy says;Ulrich Nickolaus rückblickend.

When applying for Fördergeldern assistance

But he dared not long to the complicated application of Förder­funds. Thanks to an intense Informationsgespräch in the counseling office, the Association district working in MüMunich were able to schließalmost the entire cost in Höhe 20 000 euros from different Töminds in the land of Bavaria, the city of MüMunich and the health insurance Fund are to be financed. 

Every Morning, the couple is now looking forward üthe bathroom with Schiebetür, über handles the floor-level shower with holding down a folding seat, üto inform on the non-slip tiles, the erhöhte toilet, the sink mobile. Emmi Nickolaus can now sit in peace in front of the mirror and hübsch. Her husband rät other interested parties, to turn to a counselling centre. "So I what to consider when remodeling exactly knew, and the full F&ouml could;rdermöopportunities ausschöway to the top."

Fördergelder: residential counselling centres help when applying for

Who’s rebuilding plans to the residential Advisory bodies to contact, aufgeführt, for example, under www.bag-wohnungsanpassung.de. Many Berater  klären not only über Fördermöopportunities , but also provide on-the-spot visits in the apartment. The regional chambers of crafts and guilds to know which businesses are familiar with such tags. Who is reading in the theme mökilled, in the Broschüre "Home stay!" comprehensive information: free PDF: www.verein-stadtteilarbeit.de/downloads. 

A senior pen provides all-Round care

16 years ago, Josef St&ouml moved;(93) to the "Living with Service" in the MüMunich pen – and it has never looked back: "You fühlt here, carefree and safe." He is even üassured that this decision will be life verlähas extended. The frühere expert für international economic relations, lives in a barrier-free Apartment on the fourth floor, great views included. It is furnished with some Möfurniture from his früheren apartment, lots of plants and exotic Erinnerungsstücover of his travels.  

Much of the time he spends but außoutside of his four Wände. To "Living with Service" gehören is not only an emergency button and the tädaily lunch in the Cafeteria, but also plenty of leisure opportunities. Stöcher makes Gymnastics, Qigong, and Yoga. He attended concerts, plays cards, bowling and übt in Gedämemory play – everything inside the residential complex, which also includes a Park with a duck pond gehört. 

His apartment hält Stöcher, self-clean, he wäremoved his clothes and Fr&uuml is preparing;hstück and Abend­to eat. But if it should to him too much, he can book the appropriate services. He Recently had SURGERY on one eye. "After that, I needed drops. So a Nurse, the me the drops correctly eingetr&auml came for a few days every two hours;ufelt hat", St&ouml reported;cher. A paid Extra, für had to give it only a short notice. Stöcher is still at it. He should but once permanently Unterstüup benötransparent, he can go inside the house in the care sector.   

Benefits and costs of assisted Living köcan vary

The terms Living with services and assisted Living are not geschützt. The benefits and costs köcan vary greatly. An Example: In The MüMunich pen cost ­Living and Service in a 25-square-meter Apartment on a monthly basis 1768 euros. Simpler facilities of municipalities köcan güconvenient.

Bernhard Reindl by the counseling office, the Association district working in MüMunich rät: "Often you can f&uuml services;r the ancestral apartment book." In urban areas there are many providers für Unterstüup in the household, or even care packages.

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