Fractures of bedridden women in Osaka welfare facilities for the elderly

Last year, it was found that three bedridden residents had injured their chest in succession at an elderly welfare facility in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. The police who received the report from the city and facilities are examining the details.

According to the facilities and investigators, three women in their 50s and 90s who had been bedridden at a special elderly nursing home in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka from November to December last year broke the chest. Was found.

On November 23, when an employee bathed a resident in his 50s, he noticed a bruise on his chest and was examined at a hospital where a fracture was discovered.

A city contacted by hospitals and facilities was investigating, but there were similar cases before and after that, and it was reported to the police that three cases lasted for a month. The police are carefully examining the details.

The director of the nursing home for the nursing home told the interviewer, "I am very sorry to worry about my family and myself. We will cooperate fully with the investigation and work together to improve the situation." You.