Author Topic: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?  (Read 17938 times)

Offline Miss Fortune

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Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« on: September 03, 2015, 10:15 »


http://glisteningquiveringunderbelly.blogspot.com/2015/09/its-not-sereneand-wheres-point-staff.html

Per Wickstrom's recently licensed Marne, Michigan facility (Serenity Point Rehab) just posted multiple "immediate openings" on Indeed.com--including a Director of Nursing.

Was this a mass staff exodus, housecleaning, growing pains---or something else?

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2015, 20:38 »
I don't have the answers, but thanks for posting about this, Miss Fortune.   :)
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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2016, 13:41 »
I'm just reviewing Per's LARA records prior to automating the check for changes.

It looks like Serenity Point picked up a couple of complaints: 9-24-15, 11-20-15
https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/License/Details/2293913

I'd love to be watching the location well before the "unannounced inspections" to see how much of a fire drill happens, and when.

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2016, 10:01 »
I'm just reviewing Per's LARA records prior to automating the check for changes.

It looks like Serenity Point picked up a couple of complaints: 9-24-15, 11-20-15
https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/License/Details/2293913

I'd love to be watching the location well before the "unannounced inspections" to see how much of a fire drill happens, and when.

The surveyors are rubber-stamping approval on their follow-up visits, similar to what we saw in Georgia with Narconon and DCH. Narconon of Georgia was almost shut down in 2006 and someone with authority intervened on their behalf. It's really a shame a young man had to die to get their attention, and still not one person prosecuted.

The state surveyors fail to understand that just because Serenity Point says it has a policy, doesn't mean they follow it, or any rule for that matter.
« Last Edit: January 17, 2016, 10:14 by mefree »
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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2016, 08:35 »
Serenity Point gets the first direct-from-LARA license box:

Category:Serenity Point

That was done by copy-paste to get the license box worked-out on the wiki side, but that's the data extracted direct from the LARA page. I just have to add a little glue and whenever a LARA page data changes, the wiki table will be updated too. (And now a change to the LARA disclaimer won't trigger a false update.)

To do:
  • Add the auto-glue.
  • Change the box class from float-right to left.
  • Extract and add the links to those complaint files, oh yes!
  • Publish a central page or RSS with a change list for this type of info.
Then it's on to do the same for the California CHHS records, and California business records, and IRS Form 990s...
« Last Edit: April 27, 2016, 08:42 by DeathHamster »

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2016, 09:46 »
Hmm. Right after I posted that, I've been getting a stream of hits on that page from 74.87.163.xxx addresses. (LA) A different IP each time.

"Mozilla/5.0 (compatible) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/47.0.2526.73 Safari/537.36 collection@infegy.com"

"Infegy: Social Media Intelligence and Text Analysis Solutions"

Seriously?
« Last Edit: April 27, 2016, 09:56 by DeathHamster »

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2016, 19:49 »
The death of this couple's 23-year-old daughter inspired them to host an awareness walk. She was a January graduate of Serenity Point Recovery.

Daughter's struggle with drug addiction inspires family to host awareness walk event - Republican Herald

BY AMY MARCHIANO / PUBLISHED: JULY 25, 2016
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TAMAQUA — Alexandria “Alex” Sienkiewicz was 23 years old when she died April 2 of a fentanyl overdose.

Her parents, John and Tammy Sienkiewicz, want to help others in the midst of their grief. They formed Safer Streets for Tamaqua’s Little Feets. The group is hosting an Overdose Awareness Candle Light Walk at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the borough’s Bungalow Park, Catawissa Street.

“We started this walk because of Alex,” Tammy said.

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“There was no heroin whatsoever in her system. She was given a hot batch,” John said.

On Sunday, Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan III said “a hot shot, or hot batch, is a term for giving a very potent drug combination that the dealer knows would overdose their system and likely kill them.”

more at http://republicanherald.com/news/daughter-s-struggle-with-drug-addiction-inspires-family-to-host-awareness-walk-event-1.2070568
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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2016, 11:16 »
If she managed to stay clean for a while after Serenity Point, I think that was her own success rather than the program's.

Category:Serenity Point (Not that James "Rubber Stamp" Hoyt saw anything wrong, ever.)

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2016, 16:16 »
If she managed to stay clean for a while after Serenity Point, I think that was her own success rather than the program's.

I'm certain she never wanted to go back.

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Category:Serenity Point (Not that James "Rubber Stamp" Hoyt saw anything wrong, ever.)

Rubber Stamp Hoyt is entirely too trusting.
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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2016, 10:03 »
A new complaint in LARA for Serenity Point, from February:

https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/Files/ViewDocument/34151

tl;dr: other client supplied drugs, Serenity Point says no, James Hoyt says fine, case closed.

I'll read it again after I have coffee. Sending someone for psychiatric help seems weird for Narconon.

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2016, 19:49 »
I wish Mr. Hoyt would interview some of the clients at Serenity Point when he goes out on a complaint investigation. He seems to be relying solely on the Executive Director's word for everything.
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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2016, 18:14 »
I wish Mr. Hoyt would interview some of the clients at Serenity Point when he goes out on a complaint investigation. He seems to be relying solely on the Executive Director's word for everything.
They always seem to have their paperwork perfectly in order, ready for the "unannounced inspection of the facility".

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2018, 08:33 »
Well now...

https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/License/Details/2293913
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Name: SERENITY POINT RECOVERY INC.
Address: 15140 16th Avenue, Marne, MI 49435
Profession and License/Registration Information
Profession: Health Systems Facilities
Type: Substance Abuse
Permanent ID #
SA0700123
Status
Closed

Issue Date
06/08/2015
Expiration Date
07/31/2018
Cool!

Offline Miss Fortune

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2018, 09:18 »
It may be marked "Closed" because Serenity's license expired on July 31, 2018. Serenity's Facebook page is still active and its site ( http://www.serenityrehab.org/) is still live online.

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2018, 09:25 »
Or I could be wrong, as the property is for sale with a $6.9 million dollar price tag:
https://mls.carwm.com/listing/30320801/15140-16th-Ave-Marne-MI-49435

Turn key state certified residential treatment facility located 10 minutes northwest of Grand Rapids. This approximate 95,000 square foot 1 and 2 story campus has been completely remodeled and updated in the past 3 years. Approximately 17.5 acres. 250 bed capacity, 3,300 outbuilding. 1800 square foot outbuilding, Completely furnished. Fully equipped food service kitchen and cafeteria, top of the line fire suppression system, 2 steam saunas, CARF Accredited. Call LS for appointment to show.


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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2018, 15:08 »
Unless Michigan operates differently than most places I've lived, I don't get 'state certified' and 'CARF accredited' being part of the listing. Normall if a new owner takes over a treatment facility, and brings in new staff, they have to get there own certifications, license to operate, and any accreditations required.
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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2018, 16:21 »
Good point.

It would make sense that a closed facility with a lapsed state license wouldn't have "certification" available on a "turn key" basis.

Also, CARF states the obvious on its own site:
"A service provider seeking accreditation for the first time generally needs nine to twelve months to prepare for a survey."

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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2018, 23:22 »
Unless the "certification" and "accreditation" are just certificates on the wall that didn't actually come from the state or CARF.
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Re: Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2018, 09:12 »
Written in crayon, no doubt.