Korian is a French company specialized in Nursing home care for the elderly, named EHPAD (Établissement d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes) in France.

Korian has nursing homes in six European countries (France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Netherlands).

[3] At the same date, the number of deceased from COVID-19 in another EHPAD managed by Korian in Mougins amounted to 29 people among 110 residents.

On 19 April Libération revealed that 511 residents died from COVID-19 in EHPAD managed by Korian since 1 March, adding that the death toll was probably higher because residents deceased at hospital were not included in these figures.

[6] On 19 May a joint criminal investigation was started following families complaints about several EHPADs in Hauts-de-Seine.