Valérie Pécresse called on Wednesday to
"radically change the model of Ehpad"
, with in particular a
"reference"
applicable to the public and the private sector, after the publication of a book denouncing serious shortcomings in the private establishments of the Orpea group.
"Upset"
by the revelations of this book, the presidential candidate LR qualifies in a press release these dysfunctions as
"shipwreck"
and pleads for
"a mandatory reference"
to which
"every public or private establishment must submit".
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According to her, daily living conditions must be
“strictly controlled”
, from the quality of food and care to the size of the rooms, including
“the time devoted individually to each resident by the caregivers”.
"I assume that nursing homes that do not respect these indicators will be closed and operators who put their profit before the meaning of their mission, by undermining the human dignity of their residents, prosecuted
," she adds.
Prioritize staying at home
Valérie Pécresse also pleads for
“giving priority to home care, in particular with a doubling of tax credits for personal services”.
In a book-investigation
Les Fossoyeurs,
journalist Victor Castanet describes a system where hygiene care, medical care, and even residents' meals are
"rationed"
to improve the profitability of the Orpea group, even though stays are charged at full price.
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Government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Wednesday described these revelations as
"absolutely revolting"
and considered that
"if these facts are proven, they must obviously be punished with the greatest severity".
The Minister Delegate for the Autonomy of the Elderly, Brigitte Bourguignon, will meet
“as soon as possible”
the Director General of Orpea, Jean-Christophe Romersi,
“at the request of the Minister of Health”.