Brochure for new citizens

Top marks for school and childcare | 29 28 | Top marks for school and childcare ranges from memory training to hikes and lunches. The city places a lot of emphasis on promoting the health of its older citizens and designs individual exercise programs withmany partners. With the Academy for the Elderly , Heidelberg also has a renowned inde- pendent educational institution for people over 60 that offers courses ranging from astronomy to learning Chinese to creative writing. For more information, visit www.aka demie-fueraeltere.de . The city of Heidelberg aims to enable older people to live independently in their own homes for as long as possi- ble. For example, numerous outpa- tient social services offer house- keeping or nursing services. The Heidelberg Care Support Point provides advice and arranges outpa- tient services (phone 06221 58-49000, pflegestuetzpunkt@heidelberg.de ). Information is also available at www. heidelberg.de/pflege . Structural chang- es can also help people stay at home. Information on financing conversions, for example with the help of the city‘s “Barrier-free Lifetime Homes“ subsidy program, is available from the City of Heidelberg‘s housing counseling ser- vice (phone 06221 58-25300, wohn- beratung@heidelberg.de) . Those in need of care and their rela- tives can use a traffic light system at www.heidelberg.de/pflegeplatz , showing whether or which nursing homes in Heidelberg currently have places available. A contact form ena- bles initial contact with the relevant facilities. The city‘s projects aim to empower older people, enable seniors to live as full and independent a life as possible in old age, and prevent loneliness.