Kiel's home visit: Seniors live self -determined in the usual environment!

Kiel's home visit: Seniors live self -determined in the usual environment!

Kiel, Deutschland - The state capital Kiel launched the “Kiel home visit” in March 2025. This new offer is aimed specifically at older Kielers and aims to support a self -determined life in the usual environment. The home visit should be recognized early in order to offer suitable support in good time.

The "Kiel home visit" was initially introduced in the districts of Wellsee, Kronsburg and Rönne and is planned to be extended to the entire urban area during the year. The advice includes various topics, including:

• age -appropriate forms of living
• health issues
• Organization of everyday aid
• Volunteering
• Nursing need and relatives care
• mobility and accessibility
• digital assistance systems
• Security in your own home

All Kielers will receive a personal cover letter for a proposal for a home visit to their 75th birthday. Participation in this offer is voluntary and can be canceled or ended at any time. As a rule, an interview takes about an hour, with flexible adaptation to the individual needs of the elderly. Self -determination and voluntariness have top priority for the team of the “Kiel home visit”. Interested parties can contact 0431/9011553 or by email to kieler-hausbesuch@kiel.de.

Home visits as part of the senior citizens' work

More and more municipalities are relying on home visits as part of senior citizens to offer older people support and information. Maltese also get involved in this area and build an information service for senior citizens at several locations. Qualified volunteers visit older people at home to explain and make help and support offers. In addition to information, direct help with acute problems is also offered with the aim of sustainable the life situation of the older population.

The volunteers' commitment aims to promote independent lifestyle in old age and to delay or avoid nursing homes. Many seniors are often not sufficiently informed about the support options that are available to them. The volunteers show alternative solutions and bring the information on offers, activities, consulting and support options directly to those affected. The focus is on improving the quality of life of the senior citizens, such as [malteser.de] (https://www.malteser.de/dabei/begung-hilfe/fuer-mehr-lebensqualitaet-im-alter-praeventive-haus visits) reports.