Sagamihara Physical restraint suspected of being abused in a facility for intellectual disabilities Third party committee 21 January 17:59
A third-party committee examining the status of support for intellectually disabled people in Sagamihara City, where 19 people were killed and other incidents, suspected of abuse of locking residents' private rooms from outside for 24 hours. Revealed that physical restraint was being carried out.
Kanagawa Prefecture has entrusted the operation to the Kanagawa Kyokai, a social welfare corporation in Atsugi City, for the prefectural institution for the mentally disabled, Tsukui Yamayurien, in Sagamihara City, where 19 residents were killed. The policy is to decide on a new operating entity through open recruitment, because of long-term restraints on workers.
On the 21st, the second meeting of the third-party committee was held to examine past support for residents, and after the meeting, the chairman, Shoichi Sato, a professor at Kokugakuin University and others, met.
According to this, since April 2018, at least three residents may lock their private rooms from outside for a long time because of "difficult to watch over", and one of them is detained for almost 24 hours. Was continued.
According to the national guidelines, if it is unavoidable to be detained, it must be urgent, there is no alternative, and it must be temporary, and the Commission did not meet the requirements in this case. And there is a risk of abuse.
The committee will review the details and compile an interim report next month.
Confirm abuse at another facility
On the other hand, Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture, at a regular press conference on the 21st, sent a staff member at the prefectural institution for intellectual disabilities `` Aina Yamayuri Garden '' in Atsugi City, which is operated by the same `` Kanagawa Kyokai ''. Abuse was confirmed.
In July last year, an anonymous letter was sent to the prefecture if it was suspected of abuse, and a survey by the prefecture showed that residents with restricted diets had to eat a large amount of food, or to spread rice on a tray and chopsticks. In addition to feeding them one at a time, they had to sit in the bathroom for 1 to 3 hours at night.
This month, the prefecture has decided to investigate the extent and details of the damage, as Atsugi City, which has the facility, has recognized the abuse.