Help in old age
Shape your life in old age in the way that suits you best. If you need help with something, you can take advantage of the numerous offers in your local area.
Health guide in 8 languages
This health guide is intended for older migrants and their relatives. They will find information on how to prepare for retirement and for the time afterwards.
- Të jesh i moshuar në Zvicër (albanisch)
- Ostariti u Švicarskoj (bosnisch kroatisch serbisch)
- Älter werden in der Schweiz (deutsch)
- Vieillir en Suisse (französisch)
- Invecchiare in Svizzera (italienisch)
- A Terceira Idade na Suíça (portugiesisch)
- Envejecer en Suiza (spanisch)
- İsviçre’de yaşlanmak (türkisch)
Movement
Senior fitness exercises of the TV channel TVO:
on Monday/Tuesday and Friday/Saturday at 10.00 a.m.
You can watch the replays at any time here :
Nutrition
Nutrition is also very important in old age. Read about what is good for the body from the age of 60:
The older you get, the more often you have experienced both physical and mental lows. This makes it all the more important to take care of yourself and your own health.
Mental Health - Diaspora TV Switzerland in 9 languages
Videos on the mental health of people with a migrant background
Participate in social life
Take part in leisure activities. group courses, meet like-minded people or volunteer:
- Pro Senectute Course Search: Activities for Seniors new window
- Volunteering new window
- Leisure time: Living with little money new window
- Open meeting opportunities new window
- benephone: Telephone chain for elderly people and people living alone new window
- Association for active senior citizens in the St.Gallen region new window
Driving in old age
Nowadays, you can drive a car into old age in good health. Pay attention to your fitness to drive.
From the age of 75, anyone who wants to keep their driver's license must undergo a mandatory medical examination. This examination is repeated every 2 years.
Stay mobile with Pro Senectute
Do you feel unsafe when you are traveling alone? No reason to hide at home, because Pro Senectute supports you in staying mobile:
- With the Pro Senectute transport service, you will be driven to the train station, the hospital or your coffee party, for example.
- You will be accompanied in your everyday life, for example when shopping, visiting the doctor or going to the hairdresser.
- The volunteers will also be happy to accompany you on foot to the museum or on a walk.
Pro Senectute in your region: contacts
Safe travel on public transport
Tips, courses and useful addresses for senior citizens:
Pro Senectute advises you free of charge on many topics:
Do you need support or care?
Do you have a health problem and do you need support in everyday life?
Then find out more so that you can benefit from the various services and offers.
There are many offers that will help you make your life as pleasant as possible.
Age-appropriate apartments and well-developed care services allow you to live in your familiar surroundings for as long as possible.
Spitex
If you have health problems, Spitex offers you professional help and care at home.
The services of Spitex include, for example:
- Nursing
- Help with personal hygiene
- Help in the household
- Help with shopping
With this support, you can stay longer in your familiar environment despite health problems or return home from hospital earlier.
Pro Senectute
Pro Senectute supports you with numerous services for a self-determined life at home and on the road:
- Meal service
- Domestic helpers
- Personal hygiene
- Accompaniment and support
- Tax return
- Administrative help
- Leisure time and courses
People who need support live in retirement and nursing homes. They should feel comfortable there and live as self-determined as possible.
Many homes have flexible offers such as lunch, holiday stays or the like.
There are 80 retirement and nursing homes in the canton of St. Gallen:
Search on Heiminfo.ch
Red Cross Driving Service
Do you have a medical appointment? Is it difficult for you to use public transport or do you need a companion? Then the Red Cross driving service will help you.
Volunteers will accompany you to your medical appointment. You will be comfortably chauffeured in a private car.
Contact:
Swiss Red Cross Canton of St.Gallen / Driving service
Marktplatz 24
9004 St.Gallen
Phone 071 227 99 66
Email: fahrdienst@srk-sg.ch
Stay mobile with Pro Senectute
Do you feel unsafe when you are traveling alone? No reason to hide at home, because Pro Senectute supports you in staying mobile:
- With the Pro Senectute transport service, you will be driven to the train station, the hospital or your coffee party, for example.
- You will be accompanied in your everyday life, for example when shopping, visiting the doctor or going to the hairdresser.
- The volunteers will also be happy to accompany you on foot to the museum or on a walk.
Pro Senectute in your region: contacts
More than 600,000 people in Switzerland care for their relatives. This is a difficult task for which you will receive support and help – for your own relief.
For people who take care of relatives, there are numerous offers and organizations for support. In the following search, it is best to indicate your place of residence. How to find offers near you:
Search services and counselling centres
Emergency and holiday offers
Some retirement and nursing homes offer emergency and holiday places at short notice to relieve the burden on family caregivers.
Contact points
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