Counselling centres for older people and relatives
Are you an older person or a person in need of care looking for support? Would you like advice as a relative or carer? These centres can help.
Description of the course
Services offered by the advice centres
Old age, housing, illness, care, cognitive impairments and finances are the main topics covered by the advice centres. They
- provide information on outpatient, semi-residential and fully residential care for the elderly in Munich,
- refer people to suitable individual forms of care and housing such as assisted living communities,
- point out help for relatives and carers,
- advise on relief and support options,
- provide support in dealing with your postal affairs through the postal sponsor project (flyer PDF).
Advice centres for special target groups
- Counselling for people with hearing impairments:
At the Sozialbürgerhaus Laim - Schwanthalerhöhe there is a specialist home care centre for people with hearing impairments. It is responsible for the entire city of Munich and works closely with the social services for the deaf. - Counselling for people with dementia:
The Alzheimer Gesellschaft München e.V. offers people with dementia and their relatives a wide range of counselling and support services for dealing with dementia (such as Alzheimer's disease) and provides information, knowledge transfer opportunities and activity groups. - Counselling for older people with mental illnesses:
There are four geriatric psychiatry services in Munich that can be used as counselling facilities for older people (aged 60 and over) and their relatives. - Counselling for older migrants:
Diakonie München und Oberbayern e. V.'s specialist service for older migrants offers counselling and support to people with a migration background and their relatives. In individual cases, an interpreter can also be organised free of charge for a consultation at the advice centres listed on this page and at the ASZ. - Counselling for older people in the LGBTIQ* community:
The counselling and networking centre rosaAlter supports lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans* and inter* senior citizens seeking advice and represents the interests of the target groups. - Counselling for members of the Jewish Community
The counselling centre of the Jewish Community (IKG) offers support to older members of the community and their relatives seeking advice.
Information in various languages
- EN: Support and advice for older people and people requiring care
- FR: Conseil et aide pour les personnes âgées et dépendantes
- EL: Συμβουλευτική και βοήθεια για ηλικιωμένους Συμβουλευτική και βοήθεια για ηλικιωμένους
- IT: Consulenza e aiuto per anziani e persone bisognose di assistenza
- HR: Savjetovanje i pomoć za osobe starije životne dobi i osobe kojima je potrebna njega
- RU: Консультации и помощь пожилым людям и людям, нуждающимся в уходе
- TR: Yaşlı ve yardıma muhtaç kişiler için danışmanlık ve yardım
- UK: Консультування та допомога для літніх людей та осіб, які потребують догляду