Promoting Aging Well: Home Care, Addiction Prevention, and Supporting Caregivers

2023-09-22 06:28:00

“Everyone will be an elderly person one day, so aging well concerns everyone. What individuals, the State, the Department want is home care. The first goal is to prevent addiction. Upon retirement, allow the practice of physical and intellectual activities, do everything to keep people at home in the event of dependence. And as a last resort, ethics and dignity in our establishments,” expresses Benoît Elleboode, director of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Health Agency.

Supporting caregivers

Preventing dependency also means supporting caregivers. In this regard, Bertrand Dupouy, president of the Mutualité française Nouvelle-Aquitaine, will recall that his structure sets up actions aimed at them, such as discussion groups. In the Landes, the Mutualité française also participates in the XL Autonomie program and co-finances the researchers of the Alzheimer village.

Bertrand Dupouy and Benoît Elleboode will be present on the podium Monday September 25, as well as Nicolas Portoloan, deputy director general of the Bergonié Institute, Pierre Soubeyran, director of Research at the Bergonié Institute, Marie-Laure Lafargue, regional advisor delegated to prevention, healthy sport and the health of the most vulnerable.

Dominique Savary, president of the Mutualité française des Landes, will also be present, but also Pierre-Marie Lahet, Landes president of the Regional Union of Pharmacist Health Professionals (URPS) in New Aquitaine, Paul Carrère, vice-president Departmental Council des Landes in charge of the autonomy of the elderly, Jérôme Larbère, geriatrician, vice-president of the medical commission of the establishment of the Mont-de-Marsan-Pays des Sources Hospital Center.

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