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Senior Guide 2025: Help and free time for an independent life!
The updated senior guide Altenburger Land 2025 provides information about offers of help and resources for seniors. Available at the district office and online.
Senior Guide 2025: Help and free time for an independent life!
The Altenburger Land senior guide has received a fresh new edition and is now available free of charge. Published by the Altenburger Land Senior Citizens' Advisory Council and the Equal Opportunities Officer Carina Michalsky, the publication was celebrated on September 12, 2025. This informative guide is a valuable resource for older people seeking support and guidance in various areas of life.
The guide is available at the Altenburg District Office, Lindenaustraße 9, and as a PDF on the District Office website at www.altenburgerland.de/de/seniorenbeirat. In addition to being centrally available in the district office, the signpost is also distributed to regular contact points in various municipalities in the district. This ensures that the information is easily accessible to everyone.
Contents of the senior guide
The new senior guide offers a wide range of topics that are of great importance to the older population. What can you expect? Information about:
- Beratungs- und Hilfsangebote
- Pflege und medizinische Versorgung
- Wohnen im Alter
- Freizeit- und Kulturangeboten
- Vorsorge und rechtliche Fragen
The aim of this guide is to help older people lead independent lives and feel comfortable in their surroundings. The volunteer senior representative Rita Richter emphasizes that although life expectancy has increased, the challenges of living an independent life in old age cannot be neglected. The guide offers practical answers to questions about care, assistance and leisure activities.
Support and contact options
This project is additionally supported by the state program “Solidarity between generations”, which underlines the district's efforts to improve the quality of life for older citizens. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can contact the equal opportunities officer Carina Michalsky directly. She can be reached by phone at 03447 586-246 or by email at equal positions officer@altenburgerland.de reachable.
Another partner in senior citizen counseling is the German Society for Senior Counseling (DGS), which has been supporting older people nationwide since 2007. Through active offers of help in areas such as living space adaptation, mobility and housekeeping, the DGS strengthens the independence of seniors and has already advised over 400,000 people. For information or personal advice, seniors can contact the DGS on 0800 – 724 1541. Further details are available on the DGS website at www.dgs-seniorenberatung.org.
Overall, the new senior guide offers valuable support for seniors in the Altenburger Land and helps to improve the quality of life in this age group. Because there is a lot of joy in a self-determined life!