Preventive home visits for older people
<p>During a preventive home visit, you will be advised at an early stage on the services available to help the elderly and on issues relating to old age. This helps you to stay in your familiar surroundings for as long as possible.</p>
<p>The "preventive home visits" are integrated as a task in the <a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/alten-und-service-zentren-asz/10369884/n0/" target="">old people's and service centres (ASZ)</a> and in the <a href="http://www.verein-stadtteilarbeit.de/wohnen-im-alter-bei-behinderung/praeventive-hausbesuche.html" target="">housing advice centre</a>.<br><br>
 Specialists inform and advise you on the following topics during a home visit:</p>
<ul>
 <li>Meeting places and events in your neighbourhood</li>
 <li>inexpensive leisure and cultural activities</li>
 <li>Voluntary work</li>
 <li>home help</li>
 <li>Housing</li>
 <li>Administrative matters</li>
 <li>financial issues</li>
 <li>Care</li>
 <li>personal concerns</li>
</ul>
<p>If necessary, appropriate assistance will be arranged.</p>
<p>The visits are of course only made on request. They are free of charge and are treated with absolute confidentiality.</p>
<p><span>On request, the consultation can also take place at a location of your choice</span><span>.</span></p>
<p>If required, support from an interpreter is possible during the home visit.</p>
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# Preventive home visits for older people

## Summary

Preventive home visits are intended to help recognise emergency and dangerous situations among older people at an early stage.
## Description

During a preventive home visit, you will be advised at an early stage on the services available to help the elderly and on issues relating to old age. This helps you to stay in your familiar surroundings for as long as possible.

The "preventive home visits" are integrated as a task in the [old people's and service centres (ASZ)](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/alten-und-service-zentren-asz/10369884/n0/) and in the [housing advice centre](http://www.verein-stadtteilarbeit.de/wohnen-im-alter-bei-behinderung/praeventive-hausbesuche.html).  
  

Specialists inform and advise you on the following topics during a home visit:

* Meeting places and events in your neighbourhood
* inexpensive leisure and cultural activities
* Voluntary work
* home help
* Housing
* Administrative matters
* financial issues
* Care
* personal concerns

If necessary, appropriate assistance will be arranged.

The visits are of course only made on request. They are free of charge and are treated with absolute confidentiality.

On request, the consultation can also take place at a location of your choice.

If required, support from an interpreter is possible during the home visit.

## Responsible Department

SOZ
## Fee Range

There are no fees.

## Questions and Answers

 
### Which groups of people are affected?

 

Older people

   
### What about data protection?

 

There is a duty of confidentiality, information is treated with absolute confidentiality.  


   
### When does a home visit take place?

 

Only at the request of the person concerned and on a voluntary basis.   


   
## Further Links

* [Centres for the elderly and service centres](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/alten-und-service-zentren-asz/10369884/n0/)
* [Flyer Preventive home visits for older people in Munich](https://www.muenchen.info/soz/pub/pdf/600_praeventive_hausbesuche.pdf)

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