A hotline for caregivers, a new service open at the Departmental House for People with Disabilities (MDPH) in Nîmes from March 6, 2023
It is the president of the Departmental Council who affirms it, “Since 2020, the Departmental Council has implemented specific actions in favor of carers which are part of departmental coordination with all the professionals concerned in each territory of Gard, Grand Nîmes, Camargue / Vidourle, Gard Rhodanien and Cevennes.“
Françoise Laurent-Perrigot, the president and Christophe Serre in charge of this file are thus a speaking duo. “This new weekly service reinforces these systems. It responds to a need clearly expressed by caregivers during the consultation carried out to develop our Departmental Plan for Social Solidarity. The issue of social ties, cooperation, mutual aid, is an objective at the heart of our solidarity policies.“
The MDPH often opens its doors
Intended for the elderly, disabled or suffering from chronic illness, this service will open its doors every Monday morning at the reception of the MDPH. Professionals and caregivers are available to users, without an appointment, to listen, inform and guide them according to their needs.
The originality of the device is to bring together both a professional and a person in a situation of helping, to be better understood, better heard.
This permanence complements the events that are organized each year to bring together and meet the expectations of caregivers. During the Feria de Nîmes, for example, with the “bodega for carers”, the “national day for carers” on October 6, and other unifying events.
An open morning was organized by the MDPH of Nîmes • Yannick Pons
Permanence management. With these first opening dates, here are the structures that will ensure the permanence:
Monday March 6: VIVADOM (home help service) and a helper from the association
Marcella Monday, March 13: Maison des Carers Porte des Cévennes and a carer
Monday March 20: Departmental Health Education Committee (CODES) 30 and a carer
Monday March 27: Association of caregivers of Occitanie (ADAO) and a caregiver
Monday April 3: Mediterranean Institute of Longevity Professions (I2ML) and a caregiver
Monday 17 April: Portes des Cévennes carers’ house and France Alzheimer Gard
Monday, April 24: ADAO and a caregiver
Monday, May 15: Portes des Cévennes carers’ house and a carer
Monday May 22: I2ML and France Alzheimer Gard
Monday, June 5: Portes des Cévennes carers’ house and a carer from the Marcella association
Monday, June 12: VIVADOM and France Alzheimer Gard
Monday, June 19: ADAO Occitanie and France Alzheimer Gard
Monday, June 26 : CODES 30 and a caregiver
Monday, July 3: VIVADOM and a caregiver
Monday July 10: ADAO Occitanie and a carer
For further information: Departmental House for Disabled Persons. Tel: 04.66.05.42.00 at 76 bd Salvador Allende in Nîmes or by email at [email protected] or on Inetrnet here: handicap.gard.fr.
Anthony Maurin
