Tag: homes
Utrecht is anticipating an aging population: more homes and forms of living for the elderly
Housing types for the elderly include more service flats, care apartments, sheltered housing, life-resistant homes, kangaroo homes or group housing. For people who need very intensive care, facilities such as…
Fortunately, spring is at the door – Italians are already afraid that homes will get colder next winter due to the Russian war
Everyday from the world: Italians are already lowering the temperature of their homes in the midst of an energy crisis. A country dependent on Russia is now rapidly looking for…
Bomb craters, burning homes, destroyed factories and bridges – new satellite images show signs of Russian invasion of Ukraine
New images released by the space technology company show the devastation of the war across Ukraine. U.S. space technology company Maxar Technologies released new satellite images on Wednesday showing details…
Orpea scandal: private nursing homes, these “cash machines”
In the economic sphere, emotion does not prevent good results. While the two main private groups providing accommodation for the elderly, Orpea and Korian, are in the middle of a…
In Colombia, the number of internally displaced persons doubled last year – more than 70,000 were forced to flee their homes
According to a report published by the UN, gunmen attacked civilians more than 2,400 times in Colombia last year. At least 73,974 Colombians were forced to flee their homes last…
Scandal in nursing homes: when Orpea recruited spooks to spy on its employees
At Orpea, we don’t really like unions, and that’s not new. Already in 2010, the world leader in clinics and retirement homes – today in turmoil since the publication of…
Almost all children are exposed to tobacco, even in non-smoking homes
Third-hand smoke includes toxic substances from cigarette smoke that linger in the air and on surfaces for a long time. More than 90% of children included in a recent study…
Orpea: how are nursing homes controlled?
News Published on 02/02/2022 at 3:25 p.m., Reading 2 mins. The explosive revelations of the book Les Fossoyeurs by Victor Castanet about nursing homes raise questions about the way in…
Are connected homes susceptible to being hacked?
Home automation has been around for 20 years, but the concept of “connected home” and the Internet of Things is relatively recent. Televisions, printers, smart speakers, cameras, thermostats or connected…
Scandal in nursing homes: Orpea, the fall of the “grey gold” multinational
Five blue letters. behind the name of Orpea group of retirement homes, a flourishing empire on which sat the group’s former managing director, Yves Le Masne. Sacked on Sunday, the…