Washington State Officials Shut Down Adult Home; Accuse Owner Of Leaving Country While Facility Faced Foreclosure; Residents Left "In Imminent Danger"

In Kent, Washington, the Kent Reporter reports:

• The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services has announced the suspension of the license of a Kent Adult Family Home due to "numerous violations that jeopardized the safety and well-being of residents," according to paperwork from the state agency.

• The suspension means the home [...] must stop admitting residents and that the residents living at the home must be moved to other "settings," or care facilities. Those residents have been moved, according to dshs officials. The suspension went into effect March 5.

• According to a letter sent to home operator Stevan Bachici, a Feb. 18 inspection of the facility determined that "residents are in imminent danger." The Feb. 20 DSHS letter outlined three "serious deficiencies" as well as seven "significant deficiencies." At the top of the state's "serious deficiencies" was the ability of the facility to provide care and service. According to the letter, Bachici left the country while the home was in foreclosure, and the staff in charge did not have the "skills, ability or authority to ensure residents remained safe."

For more, see Safety violations: DSHS suspends license of Kent adult home.