Okazaki City Sanctions Disability Facility Over Abuse; Facility Ran by Successor Company to “Megumi”

The facility is operated by Innovel Healthcare (Midori Ward, Nagoya City), which took over the operations in March 2025 from “Megumi”, a major group home operator whose license was revoked in 2024 due to issues such as overcharging for food expenses. According to the city, staff members engaged in physical violence against residents, including kicking them, and made threatening statements such as “Do it properly.” The city determined these actions constituted physical and psychological abuse. Episode notes: ‘Okazaki City Sanctions Disability Facility Over Abuse; Facility Ran by Successor Company to “Megumi” ’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/07/25/okazaki-city-sanctions-disability-facility-over-abuse-facility-ran-by-successor-company-to-megumi/ *Apologies for the sound quality in the second half of this podcast.