OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Social and Health Services has stopped admissions to and revoked and summarily suspended license of Grandma's House, a privately operated adult family home located at 16357 Dike Road, Mount Vernon.

The home is licensed to Barbara Kowzan.

The state took the action after finding numerous violations that jeopardized the safety and well-being of residents. The violations include but are not limited to:

• Failure to provide truthful information during a complaint investigation, placing residents at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation.
• Failure to ensure that members of the household had criminal background checks before having unsupervised access to residents.

The provider has the right to contest the stop placement, revocation, and summary suspension by requesting an administrative hearing within 28 days of state notification. Current residents have been moved to other settings.

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DSHS does not discriminate and provides equal access to its programs and services for all persons without regard to race, color, gender, religion, creed, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, veteran's status or the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability.