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by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 14, 2023 0

Disability News Japan Podcast: Disability Welfare Organizations Highlight Staff Shortages Ahead of Next Fiscal Year

In preparation for the next fiscal year’s revision of compensation for welfare services for persons with disabilities, Kyosaren, a Tokyo-based national organization that supports persons with disabilities, submitted a petition signed by 1,411 organizations to Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Keizo Takemi on December 8th, requesting a positive revision of basic compensation in light of the severe operating environment at service centers, including a serious labor shortage.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 5, 2023 0

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Japan Panel Wants Seniors to Pay More for Medical, Elderly Care

The draft calls for expanding the range of seniors who are required to pay medical insurance premiums and out-of-pocket bills as much as younger people do because they either have a lot of financial assets or receive income equivalent to that of the working-age population.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 29, 2023 1

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Employees at Chiba facility for the mentally disabled put a photo of patient defecating on LINE, doctoring photo to make fun of the patient’s face

At a daily-life care facility for people with severe intellectual disabilities in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, a staff member was found to have posted a photo of a user defecating on a LINE group used for business communication. The pictures of users’ faces had been doctored in a manner that could be interpreted as teasing. The city’s Disability Welfare Division is investigating the possibility of abuse.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 26, 2023 0

Care Disability Japan Megumi Corporation Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Japan’s Health Ministry to Take Measures Regarding Overcharging for Food at ‘Megumi’ Group Homes for the Disabled

In response to the issue of Megumi, a nationwide operator of group homes for people with disabilities, having been found to have misappropriated food expenses from people with disabilities at 139 GH facilities in Aichi Prefecture, including those operated by Megumi, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Keizo Takemi announced at a post-cabinet meeting on November 24th that he would take measures to revise compensation for welfare services for the disabled in the next fiscal year.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 26, 2023 0

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Fuji City Group Home for Disabled Burns Down, Woman Hospitalized

On the afternoon of November 24th, a fire broke out at a welfare facility in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and a woman in her 40s was transported to the hospital. She is said to be conscious.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 24, 2023 1

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Japan’s Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare to “take measures to revise compensation” Regarding Overcharging for Food at ‘Megumi’ Group Homes for the Disabled

In response to the issue of Megumi, a nationwide operator of group homes (GH) for people with disabilities, having been found to have misappropriated food expenses from people with disabilities at 139 GH facilities in Aichi Prefecture, including those operated by Megumi, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Keizo Takemi announced at a post-cabinet meeting on November 24th that he would take measures to revise compensation for welfare services for the disabled in the next fiscal year.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 21, 2023 0

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Disability News Japan Podcast: Consultation Service Set Up for Disabled Users Overcharged for Food at Group Homes

Group homes for people with disabilities operated by a company in Minato Ward, Tokyo, are being audited by the national and local governments for allegedly overcharging food expenses. A support group for the disabled has set up a consultation service, citing widespread concern among users and their families.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 19, 2023 1

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Support group for people with disabilities sets up a consultation service over concerns about the “Megumi” group homes

Megumi, which is headquartered in Minato Ward, Tokyo and operates group homes for the disabled in various locations, is under investigation by the local government for allegedly overcharging users for food and improperly claiming compensation for welfare services for the disabled. The Aichi branch of Kyosaren, a group of organizations that support people with disabilities, and others have set up an online consultation service to address the concerns of users and families of the facilities operated by Megumi.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 6, 2023 0

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Disability News Japan Podcast: Kanagawa Care Facility Employee Arrested for Assault “was in a hurry”

According to the Kanagawa Prefectural Disability Services Division, the employee said that he was on his way to take another resident for a medical checkup when the resident spoke to him repeatedly, and that he assaulted the resident because he was in a hurry and his medical checkup time was approaching.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 5, 2023 1

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Employee at Kanagawa Care Facility for Disabled Says He Assaulted Resident “because he was in a hurry”

According to the Kanagawa Prefectural Disability Services Division, the employee said that he was on his way to take another resident for a medical checkup when the resident spoke to him repeatedly, and that he assaulted the resident because he was in a hurry and his medical checkup time was approaching.