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These retirement homes that trade like hypermarket chains

2022-02-27T23:29:45.330Z


Public, associative and private, all the players are asking for end-of-year discounts. “RFA”, for “end of year discounts”. Since the publication of the Gravediggers, investigative book denouncing an alleged “Orpea system” allowing the nursing home giant to make undue margins, these three letters are an infamous symbol for private groups in the sector. Political power, from the Minister responsible for Autonomy, Brigitte Bourguignon, to the members of the National Assembly's social a


“RFA”, for “end of year discounts”.

Since the publication of the

Gravediggers

, investigative book denouncing an alleged “Orpea system” allowing the nursing home giant to make undue margins, these three letters are an infamous symbol for private groups in the sector.

Political power, from the Minister responsible for Autonomy, Brigitte Bourguignon, to the members of the National Assembly's social affairs commission, but also public opinion are outraged that Orpea is making profits on care and dependency grants. paid by the regional health agencies (ARS) and the departments.

This public money is intended to pay healthcare staff and to buy medical devices or urinary protection.

All the private managers of Ehpad, starting with Orpea, deny such practices.

"The RFAs, I don't know if this existed in the past, in any case, since my arrival at Korian, this is no longer the case"

, insists Sophie Boissard, general manager of Korian...

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Source: lefigaro

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