Guest on France Bleu, Wednesday, Fadila Khattabi, assures that “in principle” no nursing home will be able to refuse a resident to have their pet with them.
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The right of nursing home residents to be accompanied by their pet will be “opposable”, underlined the Minister for the Elderly and People with Disabilities, Fadila Khattabi, Wednesday March 13, on France Bleu. This new right is provided for by the proposed law “taking measures to build the society of aging well in France”, on which deputies and senators reached agreement on Tuesday. The Assembly and the Senate must still ratify it by the end of March.
Once the final green light has been obtained, there will be “a decree” to implement this new possibility offered to nursing home residents, she explains. “We will work in a collegial manner with the stakeholders concerned, first and foremost the directors of nursing homes,” she specifies. “As a matter of principle”, none of them will be able to refuse a resident to have their pet with them, “except in exceptional circumstances”. “If he is aggressive”, For example.
“It brings well-being to people”
“Of course, things will have to be regulated”insists Fadila Khattabi, as “see if the person arriving in the nursing home is independent or not”. “In case of death”it will be necessary to determine “the person who will take back the little animal”. According to her, “the family must be involved in this recovery of the animal. Once again, the decree will make it possible to protect things and be pragmatic.”
What impact for staff? What are the consequences for hygiene in nursing homes? “I am fully aware of the difficulties, but once again, let’s also look at the benefits. It brings well-being to people. We will make sure to manage things so that it is, I was going to say, bearable for staff”, assures the delegate minister.
