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.