Question 6700 — dependence

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Ms. Pascale Martin questions the Minister of Health and Prevention on the access of detained persons in a dependent situation to accommodation establishments for dependent elderly people (EHPAD). There are more and more elderly people in prison and they often require medical and social care adapted to the loss of autonomy linked to aging. In their 2019-2022 “people’s health” roadmap placed under the control of justice", the Ministry of Health and that of Justice stated that their objective was to improve the access of elderly prisoners losing their autonomy to suitable downstream structures and to encourage the use of sentence adjustments for medical reasons for people who meet the conditions. In this same document, the two ministries expressed the desire to set up a group of work on this subject, bringing together the various stakeholders concerned (ARS, SPIP, DISP, penitentiary establishments, departmental councils). This working group should notably result in the creation of tools for EHPADs, making it possible to combat prejudice and facilitate the reception of former inmates in EHPADs, as well as the establishment of local partnerships between SPIPs and EHPADs in order to facilitate reception. people leaving prison in EHPAD. A recent case in Dordogne, however, shows that the problem of access to EHPAD persists for detained people: an 80-year-old man, demented and in a wheelchair, spent several months in pre-trial detention at the Périgueux remand center, in conditions unsuitable for his state of health. It took persistent efforts by the Périgueux USMP and social workers to find him a place in an EHPAD in the department. Twenty requests had to be made before obtaining a positive response. She therefore asks what concrete actions have been implemented since 2019 to promote access for elderly prisoners losing their autonomy to suitable downstream structures.

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