OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Social and Health Services has stopped admissions, revoked and summarily suspended the license of Young At Heart LLC, a privately operated adult family home, located at 384 NW Oakmont Way, Bremerton.

The adult family home is licensed to Amber Whitley. The license number is 52170.

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:

• Leaving residents without staff for at least eight hours. Two residents suffered from preventable skin breakdowns and three others were vulnerable to not having their basic needs and services met.
• Inappropriately providing insulin injections by unqualified and unstrained staff.
• Not initialing the medication logs over six days, jeopardizing the administration of medications as prescribed.

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.