Serenity Point Rehab Marne, MI Staff Exodus?

[DeathHamster]

LARA lists licenses. I don't know what "state certification" would be unless it's a catch-all of zoning, fire safety approval, etc. CARF's certification is mainly safety of the location, so a new tenant could probably get an expedited inspection where they check off that nothing has changed.

Per's Narconon Freedom Center also lost its license. Is he selling that place too? I wonder if he's planning new places, or now that he's got his fancy house near Clearwater, he's cashing out of the game before he gets busted for something?

[Miss Fortune]

Wickstrom's TIA Corporation still owns the building that housed the Narconon Freedom Center, which is now occupied by another related entity, "Awakenings Rehabilitation".

Awakenings was formed on December 29, 2016 as a Nevada corporation (Awakenings Rehabilitation, Inc.), and applied for certification in Michigan on February 24, 2017. The Michigan paperwork was executed by attorney Phil Slot.

Awakenings was issued a Michigan substance abuse facility license on August 2, 2017:
https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/License/Details/2420944

Its Senior Director of Administration is Josh Sowers, who most recently worked as the Program Director at the Narconon Freedom Center:
vhttps://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/Files/ViewDocument/38152

Brad Lyben, a longtime Wickstrom alum, is the Executive Director. Lyben was formerly with the now-shuttered Serenity Point Recovery, and previously was the Senior Director of Production at Best Drug Rehabilitation.

[DeathHamster]

It's all the Per standard crew.

Category:Narconon Freedom Center

It pisses me off that Michigan allowed them to run duplicate licenses for the same location, even if they did play that game with the address.

Different street address, maybe even different entrance, but the same parking lot and same facility, and one of the licenses was sucking down complaints and revisits during that time. ARGHHHH!

[mefree]

And... they were in survey trouble after their post-licensure survey for non-compliance with staffing requirements.

R325.14901(2) Staffing
The equivalent of 1 full-time counselor shall be available for every 10 residents.
It was noted during the site visit on 11/06/2017, the program only had two full-time counselors for twenty-eight residents. On 11/08/2017, the program submitted a plan to address the non-compliance by indicating that the program has hired an additional LLPC. Actual compliance will be verified at the time of the next licensure survey.

I hope it doesn't take two years for Michigan to to follow-up and verify their compliance.

[Mary_McConnell]

FYI to the interested

LARA BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING.   

Verify a License or Registration

Name and Address
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

https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/License/Details/2293913

[Mary_McConnell]

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.

Still not sold. Price lowered a lot 

Sale Price:    $5,000,000
Ceiling:    10 ft.
Property Use Type:    Vacant/Owner-User
Sale Terms:    Cash to Seller
Last Updated:    1/29/2019

There's a video of the property here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ZiDYfXrbmnAhQYO9NB40N_jaJrmo_5q/view

[Mary_McConnell]

Well now...

https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/License/Details/2293913

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!

Serenity's Jonathan Hard ( Chief Chef) went over to Wickstrom's Awakenings facility. Perhaps others did as well.