A home helper can come to your home to help you with household chores such as cleaning, cooking, making your bed, etc. You have of course the right to have one in a private capacity. However, depending on your age and your income, you may be able to benefit from social assistance paid by the departmental council if you do not benefit from the APA (Personalised Autonomy Allowance). Here are some clarifications regarding this aid.
If you do not already benefit from the APA, you can claim social assistance to have home help provided that:
Social assistance for home help is paid directly to the home help service which you choose. However, he must be authorized by the county council . It is possible that an amount will be paid directly to you if:
In the latter case, you will have to present proof of expenditure for the amounts you receive.
To request home help, a doctor must assess your state of health and issue you a medical prescription . This prescription can be issued following hospitalization for major surgery , or a serious pathology . Home help is therefore an absolute necessity. You must submit your application to the CPAM on which you depend or to another fund if it is different if you do not come under the general scheme. You will have to fill out a file and attach the medical prescription as well as the proof of resources.
The social aid for home help that you can get if you meet the conditions for allocation is not a definitive gift from the county council. It is an advance on your estate . The county council will have the right to recover the sums advanced on your estate after your death if your estate is greater than €46,000 .
You may also be entitled to home help regardless of age if you are retired and through your pension fund . Please note that not all funds provide this assistance. It is therefore necessary to inquire with the one on which you depend in order to know your rights.
In Long-term ALD conditions , and in some cases, the Caisse d'Assurance Maladie can also cover the services of a home helper for a period of up to three months and eight hours a week at most. If you enter in this case, you can benefit from it and are entitled to two renewals .
To be entitled to home help, you can start by asking the fund on which you depend. It can be:
The Departmental Council, the town hall, the CCAS of your municipality are still important points of information from which you can obtain further information as well as assistance in completing your file.
The duration of home care services is based on your needs. These are assessed by the organization that pays you social assistance. For example, the department may grant you 30 hours per month if you are alone or 48 hours per month if you live as a couple.
