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4.2 Reporting to the authorities.


Extensive reporting is time-consuming. The three working groups reported on the results of their research. These reports have been used to formulate the conclusions.
Reporting to authorities is subject to other requirements and this may result in re-writing the report, and after scrutiny re-writing it again.
This annoys participants especially because a longer period may have elapsed since the initial writing of the report.

The Arnhem self-study group produced an extensive thematic report and want to offer that to the organisations one has been involved with.
Possibly it will be offered by the participants personally, which enables them to focus attention on the relevant sections.


5. International contributions.

5.1 Exchange with the Housing group.



Figure 22 Answers by the Granada Group (Spain) to the Questions of the Arnhem Group (Holland)


The working groups in Granada and Lyon presented extensive replies to the three questions of the Arnhem self-study group on the housing conditions of senior citizens, the financial status and the motives that make senior citizens give up their houses. In France, as well as in The Netherlands and in Spain people prefer to stay in their own homes independently for as long as they possibly can.
The conception ¨own home¨ applies to Spain in particular where more than 80 % of the houses are actually owned by their inhabitants. In Holland this percentage is below 50, whereas in France the percentage is somewhere in between.
It is also a fact that everywhere senior citizens are able remain in their homes, because of the care provided voluntary by children, relatives or neighbours.
In all three countries the flow to old people’s homes is stagnating because of waiting lists.

In The Netherlands there are no financial barriers for admittance to homes for the aged or nursing homes because the costs are being covered by government funding, the General Act for special medical expenses. (AWBZ).
Every citizen is insured against these expenses because the premium of this insurance is a compulsory part of taxation.

The principle of solidarity is also present in the Comprehensive Old Age Act (AOW).
Every citizen receives a state pension starting at the age of 65. These pensions amount to 850 Euros for single people and 1165 Euros for couples.
These pensions are also being paid for by means of the insurance mentioned above. The question is: is this principle of solidarity, those who work pay for the senior citizens, sustainable in future, in an ageing society?

Quite recognisable are the motives that result in the older people leaving their homes to move to a more protected environment.
The process of becoming lonely and socially isolated is a major motive. The argument of safety is weighty, as are the ailments of old age.
The stories from Granada and Lyon confirm the strong connection between housing, surroundings, care and well-being.


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