Coronavirus retreats, difficulties remain: a day in an Ehpad

After confinement, the Geoffroy brothers visit their mother for the first time in two months, at the Ehpad the "Golden Age" of Monestier-de-Clermont in Isère. Photo: June 2020, David Baché / RFI

By: David Baché

The Ehpads, accommodation establishments for the elderly and dependent, in short, retirement homes, were at the heart of the coronavirus crisis…

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More than 34,000 confirmed cases in France, and more than 14,000 deaths, according to the latest assessment of June 18, 2020.

The drastic measures put in place during the confinement severely degraded the living conditions of the residents and the working conditions of the staff. These devices are being gradually lifted, and the authorities have repeatedly praised the dedication of caregivers ... but is this enough?

A great report takes you today in an Ehpad in Monestier-de-Clermont, a small town in the Isère department, in the south-east of France: "The coronavirus is receding, the difficulties remain: one day in an Ehpad" …
Large report, all sound, in immersion, signed David Baché.

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