In Wiesbaden, advice on issues relating to ageing is provided by the advice centers for independent living in old age. The advice is free of charge, independent and can also be provided at home if required.

A team of over 20 social workers takes care of questions relating to independent living in old age. The employees are contact persons for all Wiesbaden citizens aged 60 and over, as well as their relatives or social environment.

The aim of the advice is to show ways and means of maintaining independence in individual life situations. The advice is qualified, free of charge, independent and district-based - and can also be provided at home if required. You will find the relevant contact details at the bottom of the page for initial contact.

The city of Wiesbaden offers a wide range of activities for older people, helping them to make both their everyday lives and their leisure time more active.

Leisure and cultural program for older people

The city's leisure and cultural program offers a wide range of events to suit every taste. These include bus excursions, cultural activities, boat trips, guided tours and visits, musical performances ranging from classical music to jazz and much more. The program is supplemented by various useful tips that are particularly helpful in existential situations.

Active meeting points

Treffpunkte aktiv" offers people aged 55 and over in Wiesbaden a wide range of creative leisure activities.

The focus is on activities such as hiking, cycling, cultural activities such as city tours and museum visits, as well as excursions, bus trips and city breaks. The program also includes educational offers such as language courses, computer courses and information events.

Treffpunkte aktiv" aims to help people lead an active life into old age. Participants can both take advantage of the offers and help shape their content. They are offered the space to contribute their own ideas and activities. Whether as a visitor or a co-creator - everyone is welcome!

There are four active meeting points in Wiesbaden: Treffpunkt aktiv Wiesbaden-Mitte in Adlerstraße, Treffpunkt aktiv Biebrich in the Martin-Hörner-Zentrum, Treffpunkt aktiv Kastel and Treffpunkt aktiv Kostheim.

Municipal meeting places for senior citizens

The city of Wiesbaden's senior citizens' meeting places help to make everyday life more enjoyable in the company of others.

From a cozy chat over a cup of coffee to stimulating activities such as dancing, festivities throughout the year, games afternoons, excursions and lectures, a wide variety of activities can be found.

The interfaces between work with the elderly and the healthcare system can repeatedly cause difficulties.
The Gerontological Network for Wiesbaden has set itself the goal of addressing these and optimizing cooperation between the players in both systems. Using a cooperation procedure between the emergency services and the advice centres for independent living in old age (municipal social service for citizens aged 60 and over), the social needs of older people living at home are identified and addressed, thus reducing hospital admissions for social reasons.

The guardianship authority provides information about the legal basis of guardianship law. This information about legal guardianship can also take place before guardianship is initiated.

On behalf of the guardianship court (formerly the guardianship court), the guardianship authority is regularly involved in determining the facts of the case in guardianship proceedings. It investigates and reports on the necessity of setting up legal guardianship and its scope and, if necessary, suggests suitable volunteer guardians or professional guardians. The guardianship authority is actively involved in recruiting volunteer guardians in cooperation with the local guardianship network. The care authority regularly organizes training courses for volunteers and professional carers.

The Volunteer Center aims to motivate civic cooperation and thus strengthen Wiesbaden. The team cooperates with more than 300 social and cultural institutions, organizations and independent sponsors and thus opens doors to personal involvement in social fields such as social affairs, sport, culture, education, nature and ecology.

The Gerontological Regional Network for Wiesbaden works closely with the faculty of the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences on a number of projects. Through this cooperation, there is a constant exchange between science and practice in work with the elderly in Wiesbaden.