VILLENEUVE-LEZ-AVIGNON At La Garance, we are still looking for attending physicians
A little less than a year ago, in February 2021, the La Garance senior residence opened its doors in the Domaine de Belcombe, not far from the Jean-Vilar high school. A beautiful structure containing 77 apartments ranging from studios to T3, spread over three floors.
Residents can come from all over France alone or as a couple, enjoy the beautiful library, the gym, the TV lounge, a gym… All in a very warm and secure setting, surrounded by animals. of company. ” The difference with a retirement home is that our structure is not medicalized. We promote the autonomy of our residents to 300% “says Marie-Pierre Tate, director of La Garance.
The senior residence welcomes many people who no longer want to live alone. This is an opportunity for them to get closer to their children and grandchildren or simply to make their daily life easier. Sometimes they come during rehabilitation after an operation. The principle is simple: the residents pay a rent which also takes into account the telephone line, Internet and electricity and have in exchange a space of their own, with their furniture, but also common areas of the residence.
“If each doctor agreed to take on one or two residents, that would be ideal”
All are supervised by a dozen employees who take turns 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They benefit from a network of health professionals who come regularly (pedicures, nurses or physiotherapists). Where the shoe pinches is on the issue of treating physicians. For the past year, the La Garance team has been struggling to find people to follow up on residents. A dozen of them do not currently have a doctor.
” This is often one of the first questions that families ask us: how do we provide care? This lack of reproductive physicians the development of residency “, recognizes Marie-Pierre Tate. Many doctors refuse to add new patients to their already overloaded address book and the consequences of the numerus clausus are likely to be felt. Since the end of 2021, La Garance has managed to find a new doctor, but it’s not enough: “ If each doctor agreed to take on one or two residents, that would be ideal. “, insists Marie-Pierre Tate.
Carole Estran, her collaborator responsible for marketing, contacted the Council of the Order, which referred her to the CPAM: “ Everyone passes the buck “, deplores the director, who at the same time has scoured the various offices in the area. She hopes to quickly find a solution to continue to offer optimal service in her senior residence.
Mary Meunier