The association of directors of establishments for the elderly AD-PA on Saturday asked the government for a "rapid" reinforcement of the workforce in retirement homes and home service companies, whose staff are "exhausted" by the crisis. new coronavirus.
"The reaction of the State must be rapid because it is necessary, in an emergency, to strengthen the teams with additional staff and assisted jobs," said the AD-PA in a press release.
These teams are "exhausted by the appalling (health) crisis from which they have just come out" and "very anxious about the future that is emerging", she adds.
Family screening
The association wishes not only "an increase in the number of professionals", but also "a better psychological follow-up" of the elderly, stressing that it thus shares "the concern of the Minister" delegate in charge of Autonomy, Brigitte Bourguignon . In an interview with Le Parisien newspaper published on Friday, Ms. Bourguignon promises an increase in the resources allocated to “psychological support” for seniors.
The AD-PA considers "suitable" in the face of the virus "proportionate protection measures and a test for families who go to see an elderly relative". "It is important that everyone do their utmost not to be the one who introduced the virus into an establishment or contaminated their relative living at home," insists the association.
In her interview with Le Parisien, Ms. Bourguignon also advocates screening for families before a visit "in nursing homes or at home", but does not wish to make the tests compulsory. “I don't like infantilization,” she said.