Keiro
Kansha Obon Honors New Leaders – The Fight Continues
New ICF Eviction Fight Readied
Pacifica Companies’ Claim of “Losing Money” to Justify Sakura ICF Closure Exposed
Article by David Monkawa, SOS Network Co-chair published in AsAmNews! Pacifica claims it is evicting the seniors and closing the Sakura ICF in Los Angeles because they’re “losing money”. This is dishonest and hides the full picture. When Keiro sold the four facilities to Pacifica in 2015 they were required to submit a “Written Notice to … Read more
If Laguna Honda Could Manage COVID-19, Why Not Pacifica Companies at Kei-Ai LA?
Laguna Honda’s COVID-19 Outbreak Offers Lessons for Other Long-Term Care Homes This week San Francisco health officials have begun testing everyone at skilled nursing facilities for COVID-19, beginning with the county-run Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, where an early outbreak has amassed 21 cases of the virus among patients and staff. It could have … Read more
Nikkeijin Kai of Colorado Opposes Pacifica’s Revised “Transition Plan”
The closure and forced removal of residents from Sakura Intermediate Care Facility is an issue for all Japanese Americans, not just a “local” one. There is no other such facility any where else in the United States.
Pacifica Companies Attacks Residents with 11 Staff Layoffs from Sakura ICF
Following Pacifica Companies’ published desire to close the Sakura Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) in Boyle Heights, the ONLY facility of its kind for Japanese American and Japanese seniors in the entire United States, eleven staff have been laid off, including staff all important to the historically exceptionally high-quality bilingual and bi-cultural care that the facility has been known for.
This has occurred despite widespread opposition from the community, multiple elected officials and even the California Department of Public Health. Pacifica is continuing to do whatever they can to cut costs and push residents out of the facility to make way for more profitable high-rent housing.
Statement from a Longtime Bilingual Staffer at Sakura Intermediate Care Facility:
