In this nursing home in Cagnes-sur-Mer, suspected of mistreatment, admissions are suspended until further notice.

Waves of resignations and suspicions of abuse have caused unrest at the "Jardins d'Inès" (Ines Gardens). The manager of this nursing home in Cagnes-sur-Mer has even frozen the admission of new residents. This measure is the result of a surprise inspection.

"We confirm that the inspection mission jointly carried out by the ARS [regional health agency] and the departmental council on December 4 requested that admissions be temporarily suspended while the new team is consolidated," the Emeis group made official.

Motivated by Nice-Matin's revelations about cases of negligence and suspicious deaths within this retirement home , this unannounced inspection had noted "the fragility of human resources" with " a high turnover rate of caregivers and management," specifies the ARS. This inspection confirms the instability already highlighted during previous inspections, in February 2022 and June 2024. At the time, Emeis had requested a voluntary suspension of admissions, from March to July 2024, without managing to stop the hemorrhage of staff.

This constant turnover has notably caused a lack of supervision, the suspension of treatments, the neglect of hygiene and the health of residents . But also "the absence of transmission of medical data in the interest of patients " . Two months earlier, it was the coordinating doctor, who had resigned, who judged it "complicated or even dangerous to make entries in this context".

Without reinforcements, the ban remains in effect

A warning heard by the ARS: the establishment must "stabilize [its number of caregivers and increase their presence] with the remaining residents." Residents who are now down to 55 out of the 94 available beds.

For its part, Emeis assures that it is continuing "all its efforts in terms of recruitment" , putting forward a rate of 76% of permanent contracts in April 2025 compared to 56% a year earlier. Thus, "the establishment now has a complete management team" , after a dozen directors have succeeded one another. Each team finally also includes "a permanent nurse on a permanent contract" . An improvement that is not yet current among nursing assistants for whom the use of temporary workers is mainly used. Without the arrival of permanent reinforcements, the injunction of the ARS and the Department will remain in force.