Orpea Investigation Sees ‘Failings’ in Nursing-Home Practices

  • Pressure to meet goals led to chronic understaffing in homes
  • Early findings confirm some allegations made in critical book

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Orpea SA, the embattled nursing-home operator, released findings from a report that point to chronic under-staffing and mishandling of public funds as the French company faces allegations that it mistreated elderly people.

Consulting firms released a preliminary outcome from their review, showing that at least some of the allegations made in a critical book called “The Gravediggers” are true.