The new CEO of Orpea, Philippe Charrier, pledged to senators on Wednesday to
"strengthen the autonomy"
of the group's establishments, questioned in particular for a very centralized management in order to maximize profits at the expense of well-being. residents.
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The group will
"maximize the decentralization of decisions and responsibilities towards the establishments", "strengthen their autonomy",
promised Philippe Charrier, saying that he wanted
to "rely even more on the directors of establishments, the staff who work on a daily basis to the residents.
This project will be a priority”.
He also mentioned the establishment of
“family mediators”
and the desire to
“bring the ethics committees closer to the field”,
during his hearing by the Information Mission on the control of nursing homes.
Damning report from state services
"All the reproaches and irregularities that we have been accused of and some of which have been proven will find answers and solutions,"
he insisted.
"We will comply with all administrative and judicial injunctions."
He also announced the launch of a day
of "states general of old age"
in May in each of the group's establishments, with residents and their families, elected officials, the local press, which will give rise to
"concrete proposals addressed
to the national representation.
He indicated that
"150 visits and inspections"
had taken place in the group's establishments since the end of January,
"that is seven times more in two months than in a normal year".
The government, which received on March 25 a joint report from the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) and that of Social Affairs (Igas), commissioned following the revelations of the book-investigation Les Fossoyeurs, decided to seize the justice, citing
"serious dysfunctions".
“We never asked for the non-publication of the report
,” affirmed Philippe Charrier.