Following nursing homes, the government will now monitor facilities for disabled people that accommodate children and residential facilities, announced Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq, Minister Delegate for Autonomy and Disability, on Thursday.
"Now that we have almost completed the inspection of all nursing homes in France, we will now inspect establishments for people with disabilities," she declared at a press conference in Paris.
"What we want is to target" the facilities "where there may be more risks, so we will first target establishments that concern children and establishments with accommodation," she added, specifying the objective was to inspect 500 establishments by the end of the year. "It's the same logic as the inspection plan for nursing homes, including all facilities, but with more on-site inspections."
Launched in 2022 after the Orpea scandal, involving cases of financial misconduct and abuse, the nursing home control plan has made it possible to control almost all (96%) of the 7,500 establishments accommodating elderly people in France.
According to the results presented by the Ministry of Autonomy and Disability, nearly 90% of the inspections did not result in any "injunction," a corrective measure related to a serious risk. Conversely, approximately 11% of the establishments were considered to be in a degraded situation.
In total, 55 administrative sanctions were taken: 11 cases of permanent closure of total or partial activity for malfunctions endangering residents, nine cases of temporary suspension in particular for lack of qualified professionals and 35 cases of temporary administration.
Forty cases have been reported to the public prosecutor.
"A follow-up has been carried out, and we are now remaining vigilant," the minister assured, specifying that an "information system would be available" in January 2026 to more seamlessly alert the authorities "in the event of risk or mistreatment."
"While there have been problems in some," the nursing homes "provide, for the most part, good support for our elderly," with "truly dedicated professionals," insisted Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq.
"It's sometimes difficult for families to dare to ask questions, to challenge professionals or the nursing home management," she added. "Families really need to feel free to ask any questions they want, or to report any problems they perceive, and that needs to happen within the nursing home."
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