Combating the isolation of seniors in rural areas

Habit'âge

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Action zones

Pays de la Loire

Challenge

Elderly

Habit'âge was born from the personal story of Vanessa Couvreux Chapeau, the association's coordinator.

When she became a widow in 2012, her companion's grandmother was forced to leave her uncomfortable home and move away from her village to join a retirement home.

Faced with this situation, a group of locals got together to answer this question:

What are the obstacles to staying to age in the village, close to friends and family?

At the same time, they were observing abandoned buildings in the heart of villages that were just begging to be brought back to life.

Restoring built heritage to transform them into shared living spaces for the elderly, the Habit'âge idea was born!"

Solution

A future Habit'âge home is about to see the light of day in Maine-et-Loire at La Boissière-sur-Èvre, due to open in 2024. This renovation project in the heart of the village is in the design phase, and the house will house 4 T2 apartments, a social room and landscaped common outdoor spaces (courtyard, garden...) facing the village.

This renovation will be carried out using eco-designed and bio-sourced materials, in order to respect the environment and further integrate the project into a sustainable development approach.

The originality of this project is to involve the commune's inhabitants and elected representatives, as well as those involved in the ageing process, in all stages of the design process.

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The money will be used for

The money raised will be used to finance exterior landscaping work (low wall, garden, accessibility...) for common areas intended for the house's residents, but also for villagers during occasional events.

In addition, this collection will finance the creation of a courtyard, a hallmark feature of Habit'âge houses, a place for exchange, confidence and conviviality.

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square metres of landscaped garden