The Court of Auditors judges that disabled people are aging without sufficient support

Aging disabled people do not have sufficient access to care and adequate support, due to “failure to anticipate public authorities”points out a report from the Court of Auditors published Wednesday September 13.

Between 2011 and 2019, the number of beneficiaries of the allowance for disabled adults over 50 increased by 55%. However, this demographic development, linked to the aging of the large post-war generations and the improvement in the life expectancy of people with disabilities, was not anticipated by the public authorities, explains the Court accounts.

Nursing homes, a solution that is not always suitable

The institution calls on the State to invest one billion euros per year to meet the needs of this population. Among the other recommendations of the Sages of rue Cambon: entrust an identification mission to the departmental centers for disabled people in order to offer those over 50 an assessment of their medico-social needs. The creation of a national disability observatory is also recommended to advise public authorities.

The Court of Auditors particularly highlights the fact that only 41% of people who request a home support service end up obtaining it. Lack of sufficient places, particularly in specialized institute, more than 40,000 aging disabled people are currently accommodated in nursing homes. Gold “the nursing home is not always suitable”, pointed out Pierre Moscovici, the First President of the Court of Auditors. The situation of workers in establishments and work assistance services is also mentioned in the report: their retirement is often synonymous with the end of their medical and social support.