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French benefit: Ajpa the caregiver or compassionate leave allowance

This is a daily payment to compensate for time taken off work to look after a close relative

Explainer: What help is there for people who are carers in France?

We explain the leave and compensation rights for people who care in a non-professional capacity for someone close to them

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

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Paid holiday for carers in France next year

People who need time off work to care for disabled, elderly or ill relatives should have the right to paid leave from next year under plans.

Test ‘Alzheimer Village’ prepares to greet residents

Work on France’s first “Alzheimer Village”, where people with dementia can live in a stimulating, non-medicalised environment, is progressing with the first residents expected in 2020.

French city has students living in elderly care homes

Students in Montpellier are addressing the issue of elderly loneliness and benefitting from cheaper rent themselves in an exchange that is permitting young people to live in elderly care homes.

Lifeline lets older people pick up their lives again

Riviera Lifeline helps with the parallel need to give assistance to people struggling in their own homes

Care

French benefit: Ajpa the caregiver or compassionate leave allowance

Explainer: What help is there for people who are carers in France?

French care home staffing levels are ‘nowhere near’ adequate

Paid holiday for carers in France next year

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