My wife and I will be moving to Charente sometime during 2010.
Our house is currently for sale in the UK and we have found a house we like in Charente, we can buy it outright and still have a little nest egg, so all looks good..... however
I am 57, and my wife will retire in February at 62, but her mother is 89. Although she is a bit wobbly on her legs she has all her marbles (at least as much as you can hope for at 89). My question is, if she moves to France with us, can anybody tell me please what social care we can expect (if any) to help as she gets older. The thought of advancing dementia/incontinence etc worries us slightly.
Having had a couple of falls in the last year she needs 24 hour care (she struggles to get into bed for one thing), and of course we are not getting any younger.
Any help / advice would be much appreciated.
Steve
Our house is currently for sale in the UK and we have found a house we like in Charente, we can buy it outright and still have a little nest egg, so all looks good..... however
I am 57, and my wife will retire in February at 62, but her mother is 89. Although she is a bit wobbly on her legs she has all her marbles (at least as much as you can hope for at 89). My question is, if she moves to France with us, can anybody tell me please what social care we can expect (if any) to help as she gets older. The thought of advancing dementia/incontinence etc worries us slightly.
Having had a couple of falls in the last year she needs 24 hour care (she struggles to get into bed for one thing), and of course we are not getting any younger.
Any help / advice would be much appreciated.
Steve