You are going to live in a nursing home: financial aid

Verified 30 April 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If you will soon be hosted in Ehpad: titleContent, you can obtain aid under several conditions.

There are 3 aids to the payment of the accommodation rate and the dependency rate of the Ehpad:

  • Personalized Autonomy Allocation (Apa) which is used to pay part of the dependency rate billed by the Éhpad. This assistance is granted to the elderly person whose loss of autonomy is classified as Gir 1, Gir 2, Gir 3 or Gir 4. A person classified as Gir 5 or Gir 6 is not entitled to the Apa.
  • Housing assistance (ALS or APL) which is used to pay part of the accommodation rate billed by the Éhpad.
  • Social assistance in accommodation (ASH), which is paid to the elderly person when they are housed in certain nursing homes only.

These aids are cumulative.

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An elderly person in a nursing home may also receive an energy check.

If it's taxable, it can get a tax reduction not exceeding €2,500.

It is possible to compare the price of the Ehpad and the amount of the remains charged of the elderly person (net of AAA and housing assistance), using this simulator:

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It is also possible to know whether an Ehpad qualifies for ASH or not.