Sunday, October 25, 2009

Investigation at MI Adult Foster Care Home

A Genesee County adult foster care home is being investigated by the state after numerous reports of abuse.

Department of Human Services officials said Carol's AFC at 1325 Beard St. is being examined by the state for mistreatment of residents, along with nine rule violations.

The violations range from confining patients to the attic and basement to taking away patient privileges for poor behavior.

Investigators also said they found bruises on some of the residents that lived inside the home.

The Department of Human Services is now determining if the operator, Victoria Chapman, should have her licenses revoked.

Chapman has denied the allegations.

Full Article and Source:
Abuse Allegations Surface at Adult Foster Home

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

If the allegations are true, Victoria Chapman should more than have her license revoked.

Betty said...

I wonder how many complaints it took to finally get some action at this facility.

Anonymous said...

If they confined patients to the attic and/or basement, then they should be prosecuted and hopefully sent away to prison.

StandUp said...

More and more of these stories are coming out and I'm glad to see the exposure, and horrified every time too.

Anonymous said...

It's not just Chapman, but every employee who participated in the abuse. They all need to be held accountable.

Anonymous said...

Has the state been watching this facility or was this all a shock?

I bet they've known for a while or have received enough complaints that they should have known.

Anonymous said...

Yes, the state has been fully aware as many complaints were made. The "red tape" allowed the abuse to continue.