Administrative Sanctions for Sasebo Facility for Disabled Over Abuse

From KTN

August 11 2023

SASEBO City, Nagasaki Pref – It was discovered that a facility for persons with disabilities in Sasebo City was abused by its staff, and the city imposed an administrative sanction to suspend acceptance of new users for one year.

Shiratake Gakuen, a support facility for people with disabilities operated by the social welfare corporation Minseikai, was subject to administrative action.

This facility is used by people with intellectual disabilities and people with physical disabilities, and according to Sasebo City, 5 cases of physical abuse and 1 case of psychological abuse were confirmed in 2022.

One of the cases of physical abuse involved a staff member who was in a position to provide guidance on abuse prevention.

In addition, there was one case in which an employee was aware of abuse but did not report it.

On August 10th, the city imposed an administrative disposition on the facility to stop accepting new users for one year from September 1st.

In fiscal 2015, the facility had also used inappropriate physical restraints, and the prefecture recommended improvements.