Some issues and incidents regarding people with disabilities in Japan seem to keep re-appearing and re-occurring. They also often seem to keep happening in the same place. A lot of the recent cases of suspected abuse of people with disabilities seem to occur in Tsu City in Mie Prefecture, western Japan.
In an interview with Kyodo News, several former employees of the ‘Megumi’ Corporation, a major operator of group homes for the disabled that has been found to have overcharged residents for food, testified that the company had created false service provision records that differed from the actual situation and that the entire organization had been receiving improper compensation for welfare and medical services for the disabled.
Two cases of abuse at a facility for persons with disabilities in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama City, where staff members kicked users in the knees, have been recognized by the city as abuse of persons with disabilities, and the city has instructed the facilities to prevent recurrence.
Two cases of abuse at a facility for persons with disabilities in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama City, where staff members kicked users in the knees, have been recognized by the city as abuse of persons with disabilities, and the city has instructed the facilities to prevent recurrence.
It was learned on October 1st that a 31-year-old woman with a mild intellectual disability living in a group home (GH) in Kanagawa Prefecture gave birth to a boy and wanted to raise him, but had no choice but to place him in an infant home. They were not accepted at GH, and it was difficult to receive sufficient childcare support outside of the GH.
It was learned on the 1st that a 31-year-old woman with mild intellectual disability living in a group home (GH) in Kanagawa Prefecture gave birth to a boy and wanted to raise him, but had no choice but to place him in an infant home. They were not accepted at GH, and it was difficult to receive sufficient childcare support outside of GH.
At the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly on September 12, Governor Kuroiwa announced his intention to transfer three of the prefectural support facilities for people with disabilities to the private sector.
In response to a question from a member of parliament, Governor Kuroiwa said, “Scientific research and human resource development related to welfare are unprofitable and difficult to implement in private facilities.” “We are proceeding with the arrangement with the aim of continuing to operate the facility as a prefectural facility, and transferring the rest to the private sector.”
Among the prefectural facilities, Nakai Yamayuri Garden will continue, and the future direction of Serigaya Yamayuri Garden and Tsukui Yamayuri Garden will be considered based on the operational status.
According to Mie Prefecture Inaba-en, a facility for the disabled in Inaba-cho, Tsu City, there was a whistleblower report on August 25 that there was a suspicion of abuse. It was shown how to assault an adult resident with a disability.
Nagano prefecture has taken administrative action to revoke the designation of a corporation operating an employment support facility for persons with disabilities in Ueda City, on the grounds that it had repeatedly abused several users.
This is the first time that the prefecture has revoked the designation of a business that provides support to persons with disabilities.
Barrier Free Japan