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This Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Théâtre des Loges (18 avenue Thiers), the association “Tous Citoyens!” is organizing a conference as part of the Départemental Social Forum 06 on the theme “Aging in the Alpes-Maritimes, vulnerability, and dependence.”
Far from the postcard image of a golden retirement on the Côte d’Azur or the silver economy as the future of local economic development, more and more elderly people are living in increasingly precarious conditions.
Food, care, housing—every aspect of daily life becomes a struggle, and more and more elderly people come each year to food banks, the secular charity organization ‘Secours Populaire’, or the Catholic charity ‘Secours Catholique.’
Caught between poverty, precariousness, and vulnerability, the situation of elderly people also weighs on their families. Ensuring they can stay at home or, conversely, finding a spot in an assisted living facility is akin to an obstacle course…
