Group home operator risks losing license over forgery conviction

Home on Grand Avenue in Dayton has 14 residents, employee says.

A mental health residential home in Dayton is at risk of losing its license to operate after its owner pleaded guilty to forging checks — and now faces additional theft charges.

Clark’s Boarding Home, 915 W. Grand Ave., currently houses 14 clients, according to an employee of the home who asked not to be named.

State records show the home is owned and operated by Karen L. Clark, who says she is appealing a June ruling by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services that bars her from owning a adult care facility for seven years.

Under state law, individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes, including forgery, are prohibited from working in a residential facility, according to the department’s ruling.

“The facility is not closing,” Clark said in an interview.

A county official said the residents will be cared for if the home closes.

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