Patients, care and autonomy · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Care-home mistreatment: safety and reporting records
A care-home safeguarding file should distinguish observed facts, immediate concerns and previous reports. Protecting a resident is different from disputing accommodation charges or family maintenance payments. France and Switzerland have different reporting authorities and institutional frameworks. Preserve dates and responses without presenting suspicions as established findings, and do not use document preparation to delay an appropriate urgent alert.
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How does vulnerability affect the French framework?
CASF L119-1 concerns mistreatment in specified trust, dependency or care relationships. Repetition or intention is not always required.
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What events were observed in the care home?
Date acts or omissions and separate personal observation, another person's account and documents. Concern is not automatically an established fact.
Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3210 : Art. 386210 : Art. 443210 : Art. 385
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Indicate which records you have. The result identifies gaps and prepares a complete question for Julie, without requiring an account.
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Point to complete: Timeline and records. Build a chronology, sources and previous actions while keeping identity and medical records in appropriate channels.
- Observed events
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- Vulnerability and context
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- Protection contacts
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- Timeline and records
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- Records indicated
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- Which evidence supports a useful alert?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
How does vulnerability affect the French framework?
CASF L119-1 concerns mistreatment in specified trust, dependency or care relationships. Repetition or intention is not always required.
Which resident rights are affected?
France's L311-3 includes dignity, integrity, privacy, safety and informed participation within its scope. Connect each concern to specific facts.
Which evidence supports a useful alert?
Build a chronology, sources and previous actions while keeping identity and medical records in appropriate channels.
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| Observed events | Date acts or omissions and separate personal observation, another person's account and documents. Concern is not automatically an established fact. |
| Vulnerability and context | CASF L119-1 concerns mistreatment in specified trust, dependency or care relationships. Repetition or intention is not always required. |
| Protection contacts | France's L311-3 includes dignity, integrity, privacy, safety and informed participation within its scope. Connect each concern to specific facts. |
| Timeline and records | Build a chronology, sources and previous actions while keeping identity and medical records in appropriate channels. |
Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3210 : Art. 386210 : Art. 443210 : Art. 385
What Swiss protection routes need distinguishing?
CC 386 concerns residents incapable of discernment; CC 443 adult-protection reporting reserves secrecy and applicable duties. They do not make every disclosure unrestricted.
Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3210 : Art. 386210 : Art. 443210 : Art. 385
Is immediate protection the same as a damages claim?
No. Current danger should not wait for document drafting. Protection needs and later liability or compensation require separate assessment.
Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3210 : Art. 386210 : Art. 443210 : Art. 385
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
La maltraitance au sens du présent code vise toute personne en situation de vulnérabilité lorsqu'un geste, une parole, une action ou un défaut d'action compromet ou porte atteinte à son développement, à ses droits, à ses besoins fondamentaux ou à sa santé et que cette atteinte intervient dans une relation de confiance, de dépendance, de soin ou d'accompagnement. Les situations de maltraitance peuvent être ponctuelles ou durables, intentionnelles ou non. Leur origine peut être individuelle, collective ou institutionnelle. Les violences et les négligences peuvent revêtir des formes multiples et associées au sein de ces situations.
In plain English: CC 386 concerns residents incapable of discernment; CC 443 adult-protection reporting reserves secrecy and applicable duties. They do not make every disclosure unrestricted.
Can movement restrictions be challenged separately in Switzerland?
CC 385 has a specific adult-protection referral for covered measures. It is not a general damages procedure for every allegation.
What does the protection log produce?
It organises events, evidence, contacts and questions. It sends no report and establishes neither guilt nor a guaranteed remedy.
What other questions arise in this file?
How does vulnerability affect the French framework?
CASF L119-1 concerns mistreatment in specified trust, dependency or care relationships. Repetition or intention is not always required.
Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3210 : Art. 386210 : Art. 443210 : Art. 385
Which evidence supports a useful alert?
Build a chronology, sources and previous actions while keeping identity and medical records in appropriate channels.
Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3210 : Art. 386210 : Art. 443210 : Art. 385
What Swiss protection routes need distinguishing?
CC 386 concerns residents incapable of discernment; CC 443 adult-protection reporting reserves secrecy and applicable duties. They do not make every disclosure unrestricted.
Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3210 : Art. 386210 : Art. 443210 : Art. 385
Can movement restrictions be challenged separately in Switzerland?
CC 385 has a specific adult-protection referral for covered measures. It is not a general damages procedure for every allegation.
Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3210 : Art. 386210 : Art. 443210 : Art. 385
Which official references should you consult?
- Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L119-1Légifrance
- Code de l’action sociale et des familles art. L311-3Légifrance
- 210 : Art. 386Fedlex
- 210 : Art. 443Fedlex
- 210 : Art. 385Fedlex
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026