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France demands answers over 'gross negligence' in nursing homes

A nursing home company in France has been accused of lacking basic hygiene, neglecting patients and even forcing some to wait hours in their own excrement. © AFP/Loïc Venance

The French government has called for a "flash investigation" into the severe mismanagement of several homes for the elderly, following separate inquiries that found the Orpea group in charge of the residences was guilty of grave neglect and fraud.

Brigitte Bourguignon, Minister Delegate for Personal Independence, announced on 26 January that she wanted to investigate the management of the Orpea Group of nursing homes, demanding “explanations”.

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