Published April 2003
Three
adult family homes
to be shut down
By
Sharon Salyer
Herald Writer
Michael Goodwill,
who owns 10 adult family homes in Snohomish County, said in March that
he is shutting down operations at three homes and selling seven others,
effective April 1.
The move follows
a decision by the state Department of Social and Health Services to revoke
the license and bar new admissions at his Alice Avenue facility in Snohomish
following the death of a resident who had been cared for there.
Goodwill, however,
said the decision to sell his businesses was an economic one and not tied
to the DSHS action, which he is appealing.
“We’re going to be
retiring, getting out of the business,” he said.
Bob McClintock, a
DSHS regional administrator, said Goodwill told the agency he was closing
three of his homes: at 1008 Alice St. in Snohomish, 2920 89th St. in Everett
and 3714 Colby Ave. in Everett.
No residents are
being cared for at the Snohomish home. Goodwill told the state agency
that five were being cared for at the 89th Street home and four were being
cared for at the Colby address.
Families have been
notified, and the residents are being moved to other homes, Goodwill said.
The decision to leave
the business is something he and his wife have been talking about for
some time, Goodwill said. Goodwill has operated adult family homes in
Snohomish County for 13 years.
Goodwill has asked
the state to expedite the change of license resulting from the sale of
the seven other businesses, McClintock said. Those seven are at 1811 Second
St. in Marysville; 5402 83rd Ave., 14330 81st Place SE and 616 18th St.
in Snohomish; and 430 View Ridge, 4801 Seahurst Ave. and 8811 Whitechuck
Drive in Everett.
Goodwill said he
hoped that the transition to new owners could be smooth, with residents
noticing little change.
However, if the new
owners cannot get new licenses right away, there will have to be alternative
plans to make sure that the residents are cared for, McClintock said.
Applications to take
over the businesses must be submitted and state inspectors must go to
each of the homes “to make sure everything is in good order” before the
changeover can occur, McClintock said.
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