They were not many but enough to create a bit of a stir. Relatives and relatives of residents of the Outarville retirement home demonstrated this Tuesday in the entrance of the establishment. They denounce the dilapidated state of the premises and urgently require renovation work. ” For more than a year, several parts of the roof have been covered and there is water flowing as soon as it rains a lot or there are heavy storms.” gets angry Dominique Odile, whose 90-year-old dad has been living in the retirement home for 6 years.
The department must move and quickly!
– Dominique Odile
According to him, two rooms of the establishment are downright condemned because there is water seeping into electrical outlets. “Today, there are two condemned rooms and then after it will be three. The department, which owns the walls, must intervene and quickly”. If the roof problem is an emergency, there is also, according to the families, problems with the floors in one of the buildings of the retirement home. ” The coating has already been redone but regularly, there are bumps that form. It is very dangerous for residents and staff alike.“says Dominique Odile.
The Loiret department hopes to tackle the renovation this year
On his side, Loiret Departmental Council recognizes that the retirement home of Outarville needs a major renovation on the roof, the lighting, the false ceilings, the paint. ” We have been on the case for several years” Explain Christian Braux, the vice-president of the department, in charge of Aging Well. “We put 2 million euros in the 2022 budget for this work. But, in agreement with the management of the establishment and the board of directors, we called in a firm of experts to verify that all the work planned is indeed within the standards. This expertise is taking place right now and if all goes well, the department hopes to start work in 2022. In fact, the department wants everything to be in order because in the long term, he intends to hand over the management of this Ehpad to an associative actor.