Koreisha Senior Care & Advocacy was formed out of concern by the citizens of the Japanese American community over the sale of the iconic Keiro Senior Facilities.  
 

In 2014, a multi-generational group of Japanese and Japanese Americans of all walks of life came together to stop the sale of the Keiro Facilities that housed a total of 600 elderly Japanese residents. The group called themselves the “Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro” and made an all-out effort to prevent the change of ownership from the non-profit Keiro to the for-profit Pacifica Companies.  The Ad Hoc Committee requested the California Attorney General to hold a public hearing on the proposed sale; however, the request was not granted and the sale took place.

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In 2016, the Ad Hoc Committee became Koreisha Senior Care & Advocacy (KSCA), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Subsequent to the sale, numerous violations of the Condition of the Sale imposed by the California Attorney General occurred and KSCA advocated for the well-being and the rights of the residents by addressing the issues to the new ownership and the Office of the Attorney General. Noteworthy issues were the explosive outbreaks of COVID-19 infections and deaths of residents in the KeiAi Nursing Homes (formerly Keiro Nursing Homes) and the eviction and the closure of Sakura Intermediate Care Facility (formerly Keiro ICF).