Tuesday, July 22, 2014

8.1.3. A CITY-RUN RESIDENCE FOR SENIORS AND THE HANDICAPPED


ON THE STREET WHERE SÉRIZIER FOUND REFUGE...

                         Par Eugène Adjet, 1925 / zoom
N° 204

Now residences for seniors and handicapped align. 
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Maintenance work in front of n° 120

Fire-fighters in front of the same building; 84% of their work is helping with medical emergencies.

One of five residences in the immediate vicinity, at n° 120:
 


Madame Laurent, caretaker, and a resident. "The medical centers' proximity is what I appreciate most," he said. 

During the heat wave of 2020 the City distributed electric fans and bottles of water and in 2026, water misters. During covid Madame Laurent disinfected floors and door handles three times a day and placed an antiseptic solution and paper towels in the entry, while the City distributed masks with filters.   

Posters at the entry :

 
Accompaniment for seniors who fear withdrawing cash from ATM machines (the service is free and tips are forbidden) / Excursions outside Paris, the fee based on income.
  
Free activities for residents include workshops in crafts and writing, yoga, a chorale, theater, dance, visits with a lecturer to the musée d'Orsay...


Talk on the singer and songwriter Jacques Brel, who became famous when the residents were young. 

Upkeep: perfect.




"That will be 1000 euros!"
This electrician said with a smile,
when I showed him the photo.


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