And the property that it is preparing for a change in France

Orpea yesterday before Fellowship group Noble Age Monday after the close of markets, Korian and Medica last week: four of the main French actors in support of dependency have published, successively, the semi-annual results of great consistency. All are, indeed, appear a sustained growth of their activities, almost 7 for Korian up to 16.5 for Noble Age ( 10.7 for Medica and 16.1 to Orpea), and the results to the rider, with each of the progressions in double digits.

"As our colleagues, we have the very strong growth of the needs and the outstanding visibility to the sector", is praised yesterday, Dr. Jean-Claude Marian, CEO of Orpea, in an interview with the "echoes". With this "more" for the number one French, anticipation, allowing him to see a net result of EUR 32.5 million, significantly higher than that of his challenger, Korian, 8 million (part of the Group). "We have taken this phase where development can influence the accounts", he added.

Reform of permissions

Généralemen, so that's the serenity which prevails among the leaders on the prospects for the market. And the property that it is preparing for a change in France. In the reform of the authorizations of accommodation for the dependent elderly, local communities will indeed start as early as 2011, calls for projects - professionals believe them between 70 and 80 per year-, thus reviving the competition... but not only.

Dr. Jean-Claude Marian, these regulatory developments, with the creation of the ARS (regional health agencies), "lead the sector to a greater professionalization and favor players with a strong financial capacity and an established reputation". They will also have UI ' is the credo of Rose-Marie Van Leberghen, the President of the Executive Board of Korian-, "to a result that the price aspect will prevail" because of the intervention of public authorities.

Without a price control, the involvement of local communities is mechanically to pull them down.

Where the strategic choice of Korian, there are now almost two years to launch a new concept of building low-cost, Korian essential, for which Rose-Marie Van Leberghen has just announced a first contract signed with the commune of Le Teilleul in the English channel for a medicalized residence of 70 beds in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

"In partnership with the local community which has developed a provision, a share of the kitchen with the school, we have optimized the design and the realization of this project which will be evident with a price on the day of 55 euros, and without subsidy", explains the patron saint of Korian. Orpea is not in rest which has just opened a facility in Aisne, "at a cost of 1,000 euros per square metre", said his doctor Marian, also to display a price of 55 euros.

The demonstration, for its CEO, that Orpea can win, as the group comes to do so, a competition for a project at the centre of Cannes that meet the needs of a population less silver. Number one French of the sector will be a point on 12 October on the developments since last March and those to come, in the context of consolidation that involves the new gives.