Établissement d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes


An Établissement d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes is the most widespread type of French Residential care for senior citizens.

History

After World War II, residential care for senior citizens were called Hospice. A French law of 3 June 1975 changed the designation for Maison de retraite, partly because the old terminology had become derogatory. Another reform in 1999 created the new Établissement d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes terminology.

Operation

EHPADs can be public or privately owned. In 2017, from a total of 7000 in France, 40% were public, 30% belonged to non-commercial organizations and 30% to the private sector.
The largest private groups managing EHPAD in France in 2020 were:
The level of dependency of seniors in EHPADs is high: in 2011, more than 40% % of residents had Alzheimer's disease, and three quarters had a Cardiovascular disease.

Dependency levels

A normalized scale determines the level of dependency of a resident. This scale called GIR has the following values:
The cost for the family of a resident can be high. According to a 2010 KPMG study, the mean cost for one day for an EHPAD place is 49 € for accommodation, and 24 € for care.