80 family complaints filed against the Orpea group for “endangering others” and “manslaughter”

Thirty nursing homes are affected by these complaints, especially the “Le Corbusier” establishment located in Boulogne-Billancourt and the “Bords de Seine” in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

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The Orpea dossier has become a little heavier. Nearly 80 complaints from families of residents were filed Monday, April 4, before the Nanterre prosecutor’s office against the group, lawyer Sarah Saldmann told AFP, confirming information from the Parisian. These individual complaints target the group of private nursing homes for acts of “endangering the lives of others”, “non-assistance to a person in danger”, but also for “involuntary homicide”, “violence by negligence” and for “flight”.

Contacted Monday evening by franceinfo, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office had not yet confirmed receipt of these complaints.

About thirty nursing homes are concerned by these complaints, especially the “Le Corbusier” establishment located in Boulogne-Billancourt and the “Bords de Seine” in Neuilly-sur-Seine, particularly targeted by the book-investigation The Gravediggers by journalist Victor Castanet. “I continue to receive reports of abuse every day, the malfunctions persist, nothing has changed”underlined 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.

The preliminary administrative investigation report, drawn up by the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) and that of Social Affairs (IGAS) revealed by The world (for subscribers) the March 21, points out the shortcomings of the Orpea group and “confirms the savings made by the group thanks to public money”.


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