In a prefectural facility for people with disabilities in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, 14 care workers physically abused residents, including hitting them forcefully. In response, the prefecture has issued an administrative punishment, suspending the intake of new residents for three months.
According to the prefectural government, 14 male and female care workers in their 20s to 70s committed 40 acts of abuse against 18 residents between July and October of last year. These acts included forcefully hitting residents on the face or head for spilling food and kicking them in the legs while administering medication.
Episode notes:
‘14 Staff Members Abused Residents at Gifu Disability Support Facility, Intake Suspended for Three Months’:
https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/07/24/14-staff-members-abused-residents-at-gifu-disability-support-facility-intake-suspended-for-three-months/
