The chief executive of a company operating 350 retirement homes in France has been sacked following allegations of patient abuse and staff negligence. The French government has summoned another executive to explain the company's policies on hygiene and food supplies, as well as its "financial practices".
Yves Le Masne, the boss of retirement and nursing home operator Orpea, was removed from his post on Sunday "with immediate effect". The reasons for his dismissal were not specified.
