The Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS), Office of Children and Adult Licensing issued an order of summary suspension and notice of intent to revoke the license of Oakland County adult foster care family home provider Anna Thatcher, Anna's Place, 5500 Jackson Boulevard, White Lake, Michigan. This action resulted from a recent investigation of a complaint of the adult foster care family home.

The July 8, 2005, complaint investigation found violations of the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act and/or adult foster care family home promulgated rules requiring "emergency action" under the Michigan Administrative Procedures Act, MCL 24.292(2).

Effective 6:00 p.m., July 15, 2005, the Summary Suspension Order prohibits Anna Thatcher from operating an adult foster care family home at 5500 Jackson Boulevard, White Lake, Michigan or at any other address or location. Accordingly, she may not accept physically handicapped, developmentally disabled, mentally ill and aged adults for care after that date and time. The order also requires Ms. Thatcher to inform all of the guardians of adults in her care that her license has been suspended and that she can no longer provide adult foster care.

Ms. Thatcher has held a license to operate an adult foster care family home since September 30, 2003. The license was for six adults.

Michigan law defines an adult foster care family home "as a private residence with the approved capacity to receive six or fewer adults to be provided with foster care for five or more days a week and for two or more consecutive weeks. The adult foster care family home licensee shall be a member of the household, and an occupant of the residence."