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3:25 p.m. : “We have unannounced visits and checks.”
In addition to the CEO of Orpea, Jean-Christophe Romersi, the general manager of France, is also auditioned before the National Assembly. He lists the number of such visits over the past five years: “In 2016, there were between 94 visits and checks, (…) in 2018, 55 visits and checks, (…) andn 2020, 18, probably in connection with the health crisis, and in 2021, 10.” In reaction, the deputies are annoyed: “There is Ba lot of dissatisfaction because we don’t have the expected answers.”
3:25 p.m. : “Our real system is made up of hundreds of thousands of families who, for thirty years, have trusted us, it is 26,000 employees who support tens of thousands of residents.”
3:26 p.m. : “The subject that hurts us the most is this notion of a system. There would be an Orpea system according to the book [Les Fossoyeurs, de Victor Castanet] which would consist of optimizing profit in order to ration our services. This system does not exist in any way.”
The new CEO of the Orpea group, Philippe Charrier, assured the National Assembly that he “does not exist in any way” of “system” for “maximize profit” to the detriment of care in its nursing homes.
2:21 p.m. : The pressure does not drop on the private group Orpea, while Emmanuel Macron gave his impressions of the revelations of the book-investigation denouncing the abuse in his nursing homes. The president of the Republic “said these revelations were absolutely shocking, heartbreaking and obviously a call for us to continue our investment in old age”said government spokesman Gabriel Attal after the Council of Ministers.
09:11 : For Brigitte Bourguignon, the minister responsible for the autonomy of the elderly, the leaders of the Orpea group “don’t question themselves” and demonstrate a “pure cynicism“. The two main leaders “seem to say that they have explanations for everything, proofs for everything”, she says on LCI.
09:12 : It’s 9 o’clock, here is a new reminder of the main titles:
• Constraints are eased. France is today lifting some restrictions following a two-step schedule. Wearing a mask is no longer compulsory outdoors, the gauges in places receiving the seated public (stadiums, cultural establishments, etc.) are abandoned and teleworking is no longer imposed.
• Judgment is harsh. For the Abbé-Pierre Foundation, housing was a “poor relation of the quinquennium”. In its 27th annual report on the state of poor housing in France, the association reveals a bitter assessment of Emmanuel Macron’s mandate. Our journalist Yann Thompson has highlighted, in this article, the main lessons of this study.
• Who inspects nursing homes? Are these checks frequent? The question is central after the revelations of the book-investigation The Gravediggers. Franceinfo answers six questions to better understand this case.
• The Beijing Games officially open on Friday. The serious things started this morning, with the start of the Olympic torch relay, which must cross the most emblematic sites of the Chinese capital, including the Great Wall. Some events have even already begun.
08:05 : Orpea: “The anger is unanimous. Abuse to earn money on the backs of our elders, it’s despicable. We must expropriate the owner of this establishment to put them under the protection of an establishment for the purpose of non-profit.” @Fabien_Roussel #BonjourChezVous https://t.co/mQDDCUvI3v
08:05 : “There is no question that in our country there are profits, money made on the backs of our elders”declares Fabien Roussel, PCF candidate, after the accusations made by the book-investigation The Gravediggers. He wishes “a ministry of old age with the necessary means”. Guest of Public Senate, he says he wants to create “300,000 jobs in 3 years in these structures”.
06:15 : Let’s start the day with a first reminder of the main titles:
• Is the return to life before, is it coming soon? France is today lifting some restrictions following a two-step schedule. Wearing a mask is no longer compulsory outdoors, the gauges in places receiving the seated public (stadiums, cultural establishments, etc.) are abandoned and teleworking is no longer imposed.
• Judgment is harsh. For the Abbé-Pierre Foundation, housing was a “poor relation of the quinquennium”. In its 27th annual report on the state of poor housing in France, the association reveals a bitter assessment of Emmanuel Macron’s mandate. Our journalist Yann Thompson has highlighted, in this article, the main lessons of this study.
• Who inspects nursing homes? Are these checks frequent? The question is central after the revelations of the book-investigation The Gravediggers. Franceinfo answers six questions to better understand this case.
• Sven Lelandais, brother of Nordahl Lelandais, was heard on Tuesday by the Assize Court of Isère, where the latter is on trial for the murder of little Maëlys. The accused’s brother enlightened the jurors in his own way about the family’s mode of operation. Our journalist Catherine Fournier looks back on this day of hearing.