[Care pathways and family caregivers]

In recent years, a number of actions have been carried out to develop assistance for caregivers in France. This assistance can be coordinated with the help of social services, which can be difficult for both the elderly person and their caregiver, for psychological reasons. If an adapted and rehabilitated care pathway is not put in place, the caregiver may be exposed to psychosocial risks.

[Family caregivers and their support at home]

Home support for carers is a cross-cutting theme running through all the areas of focus of the strategy for the integration of care and assistance services. Thanks to this strategy a health care territory has visibility, legibility and accessibility to the respite care and assistance available to family carers provided by local professionals, notably by those in charge of complex situations, the case managers.

[In-home respite for the families of Alzheimer's patients]

An innovative and unique model of respite and support at home for people with Alzheimer's and their carers has been created. The quality of the service provided is based on the principle of home assistance, 24 hours a day and for several consecutive days, provided by a single specialised care assistant.