The Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS), Office of Children and Adult Licensing issued an order of summary suspension and notice of intent to revoke the license of Huron County adult foster care large group home licensee Scenic AFC Home, Inc., 7651 Pigeon Road, Pigeon, Michigan. This action resulted from a recent investigation of a complaint of the adult foster care large group home.

The March 22, 2007 complaint investigation found violations of the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act and/or administrative rules regarding resident behavior interventions prohibitions; resident care/licensee responsibilities; resident protection; staffing requirements; use of assistive devices; investigation and reporting of incidents, accidents, illnesses, absences, and death; resident admission criteria; and qualifications of administrator. OCAL took emergency action to protect the health, welfare, and safety of vulnerable adults.

Effective 9:00 a.m., April 3, 2007, the Summary Suspension Order prohibits Judith Stokan from operating an adult foster care large group home at 7651 Pigeon Road, Pigeon, Michigan or at any other address or location. Accordingly, she may not accept physically handicapped, developmentally disabled, mentally ill and aged adults for care after that date and time. The order also requires Ms. Stokan to inform all of the guardians of adults in her care that her license has been suspended and that she can no longer provide adult foster care.

Ms. Stokan has held a license to operate an adult foster care large group home since February 23, 1994. The license was for 17 residents.

Michigan law defines an adult foster care large group home as, "an adult foster care facility with the approved capacity to receive at least 13 but not more than 20 adults to be provided with foster care."