Assistance for senior citizens
As long as you are able to live at home on your own you can also rely on the assistance of a range of home help services, including medical and paramedical care, social assistance and material support. Services can be provided on a regular or occasional basis.
Type of services
- Home helps are available to assist you with cleaning, washing and doing the dishes in the home.
- You can also get help with various daily chores, like shopping, preparing meals and administrative tasks.
See Bruxelles Social en ligne (FR/NL)External link for a full list of services.
On the website of the Common Community Commission you can search for a home help service in Brussels (FR/NL)External link by name or commune.
For French speakers
Information on home help and other services (FR)External link is posted on the website of the COCOF (French Community Commission).
For Dutch speakers
- The non-profit association Kenniscenrtrum W(elzijn) W(onen) Z(org) aims for better welfare, new forms of housing and affordable care for all Brussels citizens, especially for vulnerable people.
On its website you can find information about assistance services to senior citizens (NL)External link. - Brussels Overleg Thuislozenzorg, one of the Brusselse Welzijns en –gezondheidsRaad’s consultative bodies, provides a general survey of home assistance facilities and care services for French speakers (FR)External link home assistance facilities and care services for French speakers.
Information on home care and remote care is also provided on the health and safety pages of this website.