"The elderly are essential to the functioning of our society"

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People placed in retirement homes can receive visitors.

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By: Florent Guignard Follow

A self-proclaimed National Council for Old Age (CNaV), bringing together more than forty members: former ministers, doctors, academics, artists, writers, association activists was created in December.

Objective: to submit proposals to presidential candidates so that measures are adapted to the elderly in all public policies.

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We talk about it with Michel Wieviorka, sociologist, member of the self-proclaimed national council on old age (CNaV), author of the book

Metamorphosis or decay, where is France going?

 published by rue de Seine.

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