Brigitte Bourguignon, Minister responsible for autonomy, announced a “Flash survey” after the scandal revealed in the book “The graves”. The Group’s management, which disputes “all of these charges”, has been convened.
Le Monde
The government responds to the case of private senior elderly facilities (EHPAD). Delegate Minister responsible for autonomy, Brigitte Bourguignon, announced, Wednesday, January 26 on RMC , launch “A Flash survey” and convene the management of the group orchard for “explanations”, after the scandal revealed by an investigation into the book the graves, and of which [Nute] published Monday the “good leaves”.
“If these facts are proven, they are extremely serious and we condemn them, explains Brigitte Bourguignon. When we have this type of testimony, it stirs you, it is obvious. It does not have to continue.” The Minister responsible for autonomy has also recalled, with reference to the retirement home of Neuilly-sur-Seine which is pointing from the finger:
“This is a single group and a particular institution. I would not want us to make generalities.”
“Serious allegations”
Stopped on the subject Tuesday during the current issues meeting at the National Assembly, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, said the public authorities owed to “families, caregivers and residents “.
“I asked the Minister delegate in charge of autonomy, Brigitte Bourguignon, to immediately seize the group, so that answers can be brought,” said Mr. Véran, speaking of ” Serious allegations “. “In the light of these conclusions, I will see if there is a need to diligently investigate the general inspection on the whole group,” he added.
In the Victor Castane independent journalist survey published by Fayard, Testimonials and Documents report in particular food rations and hygiene products at the expense of the elderly supported in the Orpéa structures. The French group manages nearly 1,200 establishments in Europe and Latin America.
However, retirement homes, even private, benefit from significant public funding, from the state and departmental councils, recalls the journalist, for whom “at least indirectly, part of that money Public does not go to the profit of the elderly “.
The book also returns to the conditions of the death of the writer and comedienne Françoise Dorin in early 2018, followed by a neat straw, less than three months after his entry into one of the establishments of the Orpéa group.
The Group’s action dropped on the stock market
After the publication of these charges, the title or the Paris Stock Exchange unheranned by more than 16%, before its quotation is suspended, at the request of the group. And other private retirement managers have also made the costs of this controversy: during the session, the title Korian lost more than 14% and that of LNA Health more than 5%, in a market globally in very much Strong decrease of nearly 4%.
“We formally challenge all of these charges, whom we consider as misleading, outrageous and detrimental,” reacted in a statement the direction of Orpea, whispering “sensational derives” and a “manifest desire to harm” . The group specifies having grasped his lawyers to give “all the suites, including judicially”, to the publication of the book, in order to “restore the truth of the facts”.
“We have always placed the quality before the financier”, defended at a press point the general manager of the group, Yves the Masks. According to him, the dependent testimonies identified in the book emanate from a minority of former employees of the company who nourished a “rancor” against him after leaving it.
The Director General for France, Jean-Christophe Romersi, formally denied the charges on supposed rationments, including hygienic protections of the residents. “We have never asked for any rationing. It has never been question of sacrificing the slightest management. It does not correspond to our guidelines, nor our values,” he insisted.