In a report published Thursday, the French Hospital Federation warned about the financial situation of French public nursing homes.
The deficit of a large majority of establishments widened during the last financial year.
An alarming situation. In a report published Thursday April 18, the French Hospital Federation (FHF) sounds the alarm on the financial situation of French public nursing homes. While France could be confronted in the coming years with “an unprecedented demographic wave of the Old Age”, their financial situation has deteriorated considerably. According to a major survey carried out by the FHF in March 2024, nearly 85% of the 730 establishments recorded in France recorded a loss during the 2023 financial year.
An alarming record figure (10 points more compared to 2022 and 40 points more than in 2019), all the more worrying as the occupancy rate of public nursing homes has almost returned to pre-Covid levels. 19, with an average rate of 94.4% (+1 point compared to 2022 and +2.4 points compared to 2021).
The deficit level of public nursing homes has exceeded the alert threshold
Arnaud Robinet, president of the FHF
The average deficit level per establishment has worsened significantly in recent years, going from 3,226 euros in 2022 to 3,850 euros in 2023 (+19.3%). This represented a total shortfall of around 800 million euros during the last financial year, an increase of 60% year-on-year. “The level of deficit in public nursing homes has exceeded the alert threshold. This situation requires clear and resolute action,” calls Arnaud Robinet, president of the FHF. “What is at stake today is the adaptation of our aging society to the new needs of people. public offer accessible everywhere is essential for the elderly, for families, for society. It will be even more so tomorrow.” he adds.
Therefore, the president of the FHF calls on the government to take a certain number of “emergency measures”, accompanied by a “clear multi-annual strategy”. The Federation, which brings together more than 1000 public health establishments, recommends increasing “5% the care package for nursing homes – to ensure funding for the renewal of resources and new measures, in particular the 6,000 recruitments per year necessary -” and 5% on accommodation rates administered by the Departmental Councils.
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At the same time, she calls for a commitment from the government to “revise the socio-fiscal rules which penalize public medico-social establishments and services compared to the private sector”. “It’s urgent”asserts the FHF.
