A Marietta woman accused of illegally running an adult care home turned herself in to police Tuesday night.
Pictures police obtained from the home in the 900 block of Laurel Springs Lane showed, among other things, rotted food in the refrigerator and bed sheets used in the place of ceilings.
Raequel A. Penny is charged with unlawfully operating an unlicensed personal care home, Marietta police spokesman Officer David Baldwin said.
Last month, officials with the Georgia Healthcare Facility Regulation Division reported being turned away by an employee of Penny’s care home during an attempted inspection, police said.
Marietta and Cobb County police, along with the state’s Adult Protective Services subsequently searched the home.
“Detectives found the home to be in poor condition,” Baldwin said.
A warrant was issued last week for Penny’s arrest, but authorities said before police could take her into custody she shut down the facility where she provided clients aid with bathing and taking medicine.
Penny turned herself in to authorities Tuesday night and is in custody at the Cobb County Jail.
The investigation has revealed that there were up to four patients under Penny’s care at the time of the initial investigation, Baldwin said Wednesday. Police have recovered three patients and are contacting family members.
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