Marseille: a student lives in an Ehpad

Clara is 18 years old and she lives in a nursing home from Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhone). Aurelie Lanatathe director of the associative Ehpad of the Salette Montvalhad the idea to welcome him. She was seduced by his youth and his dynamism. “We provide him with a studio. In exchange, she intervenes seven hours a week. She participates in entertainment. It helps residents“, details Aurélie Lanata. In Marseilles, there is a nursing home where one enters even younger. The establishment THE gardens of haitihosts a crèche with toddlers who are good for the older ones.

Social connection and technology

In addition to these intergenerational initiatives, other tools allow seniors to maintain social ties. “There is one who hits c‘East family. […] You take a family subscription. Everyone receives a code that allows them to post photos and messages on the site family. With all these info the site makes a paper newspaper that it sends to the person of your choice”explains Valerie Hurtel on the set of 13 Heures, Monday April 3. The journalist also presents the tablet LiNote which can be controlled remotely. Finally, it is possible to play board games remotely, such as Scrabble online.