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The management of the private group of Ehpad Bridge by its former management was marked by a Kyrielle of “failures”, according to a report by the Court of Auditors published this Tuesday, June 24. (Illustration photo)
Health – Absence of transparency on the use of public funding, strong managerial instability, management of residents “Degraded”… the management of the private group of Ehpad Bridge by its former direction was marked by a Kyrielle of “Failives”according to a report by the Court of Auditors published this Tuesday, June 24. A document published more than three years after the publication of the book Les Gravediggers And the orpal private Ehpad scandal.
Financial magistrates explain having encountered “Completely unusual difficulties” In the exercise of a control, on the part of the group, which counts in France 31 private for-profit nursing homes, in particular in Île-de-France, Normandie, Center-Val-de-Loire and Grand Est.
“Absences of responses or partial responses to the stakes of parts and interviews, lack of availability of certain contacts of the head office, refusal of access to management software” : this blockage has “Disturbed the smooth running” Instruction, launched in the summer of 2023 and relating exclusively to the management of the old management between 2019 and 2022, denounces the court in its report.
New direction
Despite these «Obstacles», Control allowed “Highlight operational failures”: “instability of EHPAD directors, lack of supervision of caregivers and managerial deficiencies, insufficient seat support, lack of quality procedures, irregularities in accounting and financial management”list the magistrates.
It shows “The need for better monitoring, by the public authorities, of private EHPAD managers groups, in order to better prevent the risks of deterioration in the quality of care for residents, and if necessary, to ensure the follow -up of action plans in the event of proven difficulties”estimates the court.
The Court of Auditors specifies that its control bears “Exclusively” On the management of Charles Memoune who founded the group in 2017 and not on the new governance set up in the summer of 2024 after the sale to two shareholders hitherto minority.
In his response to the Court of Auditors, the former president “Regret” among other things that the report “Be particularly dependent and ignore the dynamics of improvement”.
A sector shaken by the publication of the book ” Gravediggers “
In a press release, the new president of the Delphine Minguy group, she, “Willingness to transformation with renewed teams and fully redesigned” process “to guarantee the quality of taking care and safety of residents”.
The EHPAD sector was particularly shaken by the publication in January 2022 of the Book Investigation The gravediggers As mentioning financial embezzlement and cases of mistreatment in certain establishments of the Orpea group (renamed from Emeis).
Faced with the emotion aroused, the government at the time had announced that the 7,500 EHPADs in France would be checked within two years and forced to more transparency in their services and their use of public funds.
