Information following the broadcast of "Cash Investigation" programme
After the broadcast of the Cash Investigation “EHPAD : l’heure des comptes” programme on Tuesday 1st March on France 2, Korian group, which operates more
than 1,000 post-acute and elderly care facilities across Europe and some home care and assisted living networks, would like to clarify certain matters.
The programme, which criticises Korian France’s elderly care facilities on the basis of misleading and inaccurate allegations, relies mainly on statements made by two former employees, one of whom remains anonymous while the other managed a Korian facility until June 2016 and is now involved in a dispute with the company. This person, who came from Orpea, had already been quoted by journalist Victor Castanet in the section of his book “Les Fossoyeurs” that concerned Korian, to which we contributed by providing detailed answers. None of the documents and statements referred to in the programme relate to circumstances that are recent, the most recent date from 2016 or 2017, i.e. more than five years ago. They in no way correspond to Korian group’s current methods or organisation, which have undergone major changes since 2016. The programme also contains a hidden camera sequence, shot in September 2020 by a journalist who was hired to work in a facility and worked there as a carer for three days, having presented a CV claiming that she had 3-year experience (2016-2019) working as a caregiver for elderly people at home. At the time, the facility was suffering staff shortages because of the second wave of Covid-19, and was dealing with the sudden death of its manager a few weeks previously. Korian condemns the use of such methods, which are particularly deceitful and disingenuous in the circumstances.
