Overview
- Drees estimates France will have about five million more people aged 60 and over by mid-century, reaching roughly 22.9 million seniors with around 738,000 additional people losing autonomy.
- Between 150,000 and 200,000 additional workers would be required by 2050 to provide basic care to dependent older adults.
- If current practices for entering EHPADs continue, about 365,000 additional EHPAD places and roughly 202,000 jobs would be needed.
- If the shift toward home care strengthens, the projected staffing need falls to about 156,000 jobs, with intermediate housing capacity expected to multiply by roughly four to five times by 2050.
- The minister’s office confirmed the ‘Grand Age’ reform is postponed without a new date after Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq signaled a return to Parliament, as sector leaders warn of urgency and note fewer than half of the 50,000 hires promised in 2022 have materialized.