With age, everyone’s priorities change and new concerns appear. In general, health becomes a crucial issue, with the desire to preserve its autonomy and remain in shape as long as possible to enjoy your children and grandchildren. When we get older, the management of the budget and daily expenses also takes an important place, as well as the need to maintain a social bond to avoid isolation. And then, there is the formidable question of accommodation: should you stay at home or consider a more suitable framework?
It is a concern that ultimately concerns everyone. Indeed, many retirees think of it earlier and earlier and they are often driven by their entourage who encourages them to find out about the existing devices intended to help them gain autonomy. People who are advancing in age have every interest in anticipating certain everyday gestures if they opt for home support. Adapting your accommodation is therefore a question of safety, but also of comfort. If the development is well thought out, the person preserves their autonomy and stays living in their home as long as possible.
Today, one in five retirees has already carried out development work in anticipation of its old days, notes the latest study of the CNAV (National Old Age Insurance Fund), carried out by the Crédoc (Research Center for the study and observation of living conditions) in January 2025. And according to Pascal Dreyer, research coordinator at Leroy Merlin Source, the right time to adapt his interior, it is “From 60-70 years old” When people are still able, mentally and financially, to anticipate and have work done at home. “Around 80 years old, it’s much more complicated. We are afraid of embarking on a site, children often live far and it is difficult to find an alternative elsewhere”, he reports to our colleagues from Figaro. A project that is not always easy to carry out for everyone, and yet …
In France, there are several financial aids to undertake development work in its accommodation. The ANAH (National Housing Agency) offers subsidies for certain installations (support bars, secure shower). Maprimeadapt ‘, launched in 2024 by the State, also finances up to 50 % of the work for seniors and people loss of autonomy. Retirement funds can also grant aid according to resources.