Ehpad: 80 family complaints filed against the Orpea group

Nearly 80 complaints from families of residents were filed on Monday April 4 before the Nanterre public prosecutor's office against the Orpea group, in particular for "

" and "

", the lawyer announced to AFP. Sarah Saldmann, confirming information from the Parisian.

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These individual complaints target the group of private nursing homes for acts of "

", "

", but also for "

", "

" and for "

".

Contacted Monday by AFP, the Nanterre prosecutor's office was unable to confirm receipt of these complaints.

Thirty nursing homes are concerned, especially the "

" establishment located in Boulogne-Billancourt and the "

" in Neuilly-sur-Seine, particularly targeted by the book-investigation "

" by journalist Victor Castanet .

"Nothing has changed"

“

,” said Me Sarah Saldmann.

Since the publication of the book in January, the ARS IDF has carried out 90 inspections within accommodation establishments for dependent elderly people in the Ile-de-France region, with 707 Ehpad of which 19% are public, 33% private for the purpose of non-profit and 48% private for-profit.

In a report published last Tuesday, the ARS also imposed measures on the “

” nursing home.

Its management has been ordered to reorganize its day and night shifts within three months.

These directives are based on the observation of malfunctions.

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Asked by AFP last Tuesday, the Orpea group assured that it would implement these changes “

” and presented its “

”.

Furthermore, following the investigation report by the General Inspectorates of Finance (IGF) and Social Affairs (IGAS), the government took legal action on the basis of article 40 of the code of criminal procedure, which obliges any authority to report criminal acts of which it becomes aware.