It's a party at home with speed dating in Haut-Rhin nursing homes

• In the senior residence Les Châteaux de Wettolsheim and tomorrow Tuesday at the Ehpad, “La Maison des Squirrels” in Mulhouse, a love speed dating will be organized for residents who wish.

• An operation on the initiative of the collective of help and care for the person Amaelles, which could well make small in 2023.

• Beauty, photo shoot, promotion of your personal image, writing of personalized presentation texts... If Valentine's Day remains a pretext, it is above all a question of having fun and "a way to re-enchant everyday life but also to promote the cultivation of a positive self-image”.

It is well known, love has no age.

And that's pretty good, as the news casts opprobrium on all of France's Ehpad (Accommodation establishment for dependent elderly people).

In the Haut-Rhin, it's more like a house party.

Two speed datings are organized on the occasion of Valentine's Day.

And the love will even last two days, February 14 and 15, in the residences for seniors.

This Monday, for the volunteers of course, in the senior residence

, and Tuesday at the Ehpad de

 in Mulhouse.

On an initiative of the collective of help and care to the person, Amaelles, the seniors have and will have the heart which palpitates and the eyes which shine around a series of small events around the love.

The idea is obviously not to hang around all day or even night but “to meet during meetings, meetings around gourmet tastings”, explain the organizers.

And the party has already started with a preparation in recent days with small onions.

Beauty treatments, photo shoots, enhancement of their personal image, writing personalized presentation texts for each participant... If Valentine's Day remains a pretext, it is above all an opportunity to "allow residents to reconnect with themselves explains Amaelles.

" Victim of his own success "

And the high point, the one that will increase the tension, make the canes and walkers flutter, is the organization of the time of the meetings.

“Whether they matched or not, it was a joyful and friendly moment,” says Fabienne Kauffmann, manager of the

, who has just finished this first session.

“We have been victims of our own success,” smiles the manager.

With 40 participations out of the 64 residents.

So we had to spread out in another room to accommodate everyone.

A masterfully organized speed dating.

First with a set of questions and answers refocused on the people themselves, and not necessarily on their past lives, to break with habits.

Then the residents took their places along tables with a number in front of them.

When the gentlemen arrived, each randomly drew a small heart-shaped piece of paper with the number corresponding to one of the residents.

The meetings then followed, every seven minutes.

“A real success,

Basically, the idea is not really to rebuild your life, but to find or rediscover love, even if this is done in a retirement home, assures the organizer.

“A way to re-enchant everyday life but also to promote the culture of a positive self-image.

Look at yourself again with a rewarding look, to see yourself as desirable, ”adds Amaelles.

In other words, it was an opportunity to "find an interaction with each other, after two years where we find ourselves more or less limited in number, in place, and integrating newcomers, specifies Fabienne Kauffman.

To get to know each other differently.

They may be 80 years old but they want to please, to look pretty, to interact with the opposite sex.

Not necessarily in a loving way, but in a friendly way”, still rejoices Fabienne Kauffmann who continues:

"One of the participants told me: 'At our age, we experience a universal love, where friendship is more important than a romantic relationship.'

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And for those who wish, it will be possible for them to exchange by post or videoconference between the two participating establishments,” explains Amaelles.

An entire program.

Moreover, given this success, the operation will be renewed next year and could even be extended.

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