TOKYO — When her stay at the glamorous assisted-living facility turned into a nightmare of disrupted sleep and difficulties with the staff, the retired widow opted out.<\/p>\n
The legal battle over the hefty up-front payment she was required to make took two years, but Yumi Makino got all $113,000 back in a rare victory over a big real estate company.<\/p>\n
Older people face many challenges finding suitable care and accommodations in “super-aging” Japan. One of those is the hefty deposits, which are banned or being phased out elsewhere but still common around Japan.<\/p>\n
A government-backed consumer affairs agency reports growing cases of residents unable to get those payments refunded.<\/p>\n
A consultant says generous government support for the elderly means facilities try to please bureaucrats who dole out the aid, more than residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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