From nursing homes to home support

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At the heart of the Silver Economy, the accommodation of well-aging, especially in nursing homes, presents significant costs. Thus, in 2019, we observed an average in France of 2004 euros per month and per resident (1). Enough to encourage us to find viable and comfortable alternatives for our seniors.

Listening, patience and care, at the service of our seniors

The price of the reception in EHPAD, a wide variety according to the regions

In 2020, based on the figures transmitted by nursing homes, the monthly cost can vary from 1800 to more than 3800 euros per month (in Paris).

It is constantly increasing. Indeed, it takes into account many services (2) whose costs change every year. Thus, this price includes the minimum services imposed by Decree No. 2015-1868 of 30 December 2015. Among these services we can note those relating to administrative processing. They also concern hotel reception services (room with bathroom and toilet, cleaning, maintenance of buildings, access to television, telephone and internet, etc.).

In addition, the price includes services related to catering: three meals, a snack and a night snack. Finally, laundry services and animation of social life are provided (access to collective activities and internal activities, mainly).

tarifs EHPAD 2019
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A quality of care sometimes questioned

In addition to the significant cost of nursing home care, the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent health scandals related to certain establishments do not strengthen confidence in this reception system for seniors. The EHPAD seemed however a guarantee of quality of care. However, it does not resist the “pressure” of the number of residents, more than 600,000 now welcomed in retirement homes, according to a study by the DREES (3).

It is clear that home care services, coupled with increased digitalization, can replace this reception. Especially since the majority of seniors aspire, if it is possible for them to remain at home, regardless of the degree of their loss of autonomy.

Organize online home support

To facilitate the home support of seniors, the sector is adapting. The adaptation of housing has thus become one of the spearheads of the sector. All the rooms must be reviewed according to the degree of loss of autonomy of the elderly person, in order on the one hand to limit the risk of falling, for example, in the bathroom, but also to ensure more comfortable travel.

On the home care side, the sector is also moving towards digitalization. Thus, from the Medicalib platform, since 2017. It connects home nurses and families looking for help for their seniors. A network of more than 25,000 health professionals coupled with an online appointment booking and geolocation system. Beyond nurses, the platform lists health institutions, physiotherapists, midwives.

The main thing is to allow a coordinated implementation of care, and to facilitate the organization of families, for the benefit of patients.

Sources:

(1) The prices of nursing homes amounted to 2,004 euros in 2019.

(2) Understand the prices and rates displayed in the directory of nursing homes

(3) Loss of autonomy: with unchanged practices, 108,000 more seniors would be expected in nursing homes by 2030. Projections of the elderly population with loss of autonomy according to the Places of Life and Autonomy (LIVIA) model | Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics

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