On Friday, November 22, senators approved two financial extensions to apartments and nursing homes in the Social Security budget for 2025, in order to increase the amounts allocated to dependent seniors and people with disabilities.
A first, 200 million euros, was validated for the first time for dependency benefits (APA) and disability benefits (PCH) paid by the departments, in order to “relieve finances” of these communities, explained the Minister of Solidarity, Paul Christophe. Adopted by a large majority of senators, this government amendment arises “concrete” a commitment made last week by Prime Minister Michel Barnier at the annual congress of departments.
This measure also allows “guarantee” for the APA “compensation rate” by Social Security of at least 43% compared to 2024, Christophe assured, defending a “first stone” to reach the 50% target by 2030.
“Emergency aid” for nursing homes
The upper house of Parliament then voted “exceptional help” of 100 million euros “for nursing homes”so that these accommodation establishments for dependent elderly people “Find room for maneuver”according to the minister.
TO “emergency aid” welcome, acknowledged the rapporteur Chantal Deseyne (LR), underlining that the sector is “still in great difficulties” financial and advocate “structural reforms” through a “old age law”.
Hours earlier, the senators had expanded the article on the supervision of temporary medical and paramedical work in hospitals to all social and medico-social establishments.
Additionally, the chemical shipment detection experiment was expanded to include the various necessary tests and analyses. A particularly sensitive issue in the Senate, where the elected representative of Loire-Atlantique Joël Guerriau has been accused for a year by deputy Sandrine Josso of having drugged her without her knowledge.
