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Update from France dated 20210319

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Dated 20210319
Section / Question3.04. Financial measures to support users and providers of Long-Term Care |

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3.04.-France

The Ségur de la Santé announced significant investments into improving care quality and infrastructure for users and providers of long-term care. This includes: 

  • Modernising, renovating, and transforming infrastructure in residential and nursing homes (including also shared living accommodation and other innovative models of healthcare) – €2.1bn over 5 years including €0.6bn for digital  
  • Increasing attractiveness of health and care careers through increased salaries, improved conditions, and increased number of places – €8.2bn across health and social care 
  • Invest into integrated care pathways for older and disabled people, for example by further developing mobile geriatric teams or strengthened night shift protocols  
  • Other investments include €50M to support environmental sustainability in health and care settings, €10M to develop step-up/step-down facilities, €100M around telehealth, €12M in improving access to health and care for disabled people. 

In 2020-21, the long-term care insurance fund was mandated to invest €450M in credit to the long-term care sector, of which €125M of investment for daily improvements.  

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