The magazine “Cash Investigation” (Facebook, Twitter, #cashinvestigati) investigation for more than a year and a half on private commercial nursing homes than the publication of the book-investigation The Gravediggers, by journalist Victor Castanet (ed. Fayard), has placed it at the heart of the public debate. According to the calculations of the magazine presented by Elise Lucet on France 2, these establishments receive more than 1.86 billion euros in public money.
Thanks to exclusive testimonies and confidential internal documents, this investigation by Marie Maurice reveals the methods of these groups to maximize their profits, often to the detriment of the well-being of residents and the working conditions of their employees.
A sophisticated tax structure
At Korian, the market leader, retirement homes would generate more than 1.3 billion euros in turnover each year. Families, employees and former employees accuse the group of having made profitability its top priority.
The DomusVi group has another vein: real estate. The number 3 in the sector thus offers private investors the opportunity to buy rooms in its establishments… This investment, which is presented as completely safe, can be very risky for these small investor owners. And this very discreet group receives millions of euros of public money every year… but thanks to a sophisticated tax arrangement, it pays no tax on its profits in France…
“Ehpad: time for accounts?”, an investigation by Marie Maurice, broadcast Tuesday March 1, 2022 at 9:10 p.m. on France 2.
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