Former minister of Jacques Chirac then Nicolas Sarkozy, Marie-Anne Montchamp is president of the Board of the National Fund for Solidarity for Autonomy (CNSA).
LE FIGARO. - The situation is contrasted in the Ehpad. Who are the best at controlling the epidemic?
Marie-Anne MONTCHAMP. - The virus affects all establishments, whether public, private, or associative. It is enough that a caregiver from outside, carrying the virus, enters, so that everyone is reached, even in the Rolls Royce of Ehpad. A retirement home works like a cluster because it is now a closed place, where many people live, with many interpersonal contacts, the circulation of linen and certain common areas: trays, magazines, etc. This is all the more sensitive as the residents are very old - on average 85 years old - and already often fragile. This is why the ban on visits and outings, which are sometimes poorly accepted by families, is essential.
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