Links
- Gov.UK website
- Living in Belgium
- Living abroad – GOV.UK
- UK Government .advice on foreign travel, state pension, claiming benefits, etc, etc.
- Retiring abroad
- Age UK guide to researching your options
- Structures d’hébergement et de soins
- Directory of sheltered and retirement housing, care homes and day care in Belgium (in French)
- Onthaal- en verzorgingsstructuren
- Directory of sheltered and retirement housing, care homes and day care in Belgium (in Flemish)
- WebSenior (private company)
- A selection of retirement housing scheme. In English and Flemish
Note: to add a website rich in information on housing and care for older people in this country, please email alex.billeter@eac.org.uk
Translations
| English | French / Dutch |
| Accommodation and services for elderly people | Etablissements et services pour personnes agées (French) |
| Care home (residential) | Maison de retraite (French) Verzorgingshuis (Dutch) |
| Close Care | Logements attenants à une maison de retraite (French) Aanleunwonen (Dutch) |
| Extra care, assisted living | Wonen Plus (Dutch) |
| Home for life | Levensbestendig wonen (Dutch) |
| Hospice | Centre de soins palliatifs (French) |
| Long term care | Soins de longue durée (French) |
| Nursing home | Etablissement de soins de longue durée (French) Verpleeghuis (Dutch) |
| Retirement community/village | WoonZorg Complexen (Dutch) |
| Retirement housing | Résidence avec services (French) Senioren Woningen / Ouderen woningen (Dutch) |
| Sheltered housing | Logement-foyer, foyer-logement (French) Beschutte woonvorm, Beschut wonen (Dutch) |
Our translations might help you in conversations or in your searches on the Internet. Please remember that our translations are approximate at best since provision and types of accommodation and services for elderly people can differ widely from country to country even within the old European Union boundaries.
If you can help us improve these translations, please contact alex.billeter@eac.org.uk