[Healthcare institutions for the homeless]

Abstract

Samusocial is an organisation which provides emergency and longer-term medical respite beds in Paris. They offer, for a duration ranging from a few days to a few years, shelter for homeless people requiring medical care but which no longer merits hospitalisation. The nursing role consists in supporting as part of a multi-professional team these people whose self-esteem and body image have been damaged, to help them construct their life project.