I don’t know if this group is limited to obtaining finance etc from the UK but I have been fairly successful in gaining help in France for my Mother so that she could take up residency here in France.
If you view my Blogs, ‘Aged Parent’ etc you may see what I mean.
Don’t miss 'Aged Parent 1,2 &4!!!
I found the link to your piece, that James posted.very interesting.thanks to you both
http://www.survivefrance.com/profiles/blogs/aged-parent-3