A woman has been arrested after police said she ran an illegal post-surgery recovery center out of a Miami Lakes home.
Charlie A. Butler, 44, was arrested Tuesday on 16 counts of operating an assisted living facility without a license, one count of possession of prescription drugs with intent to sell or deliver, one count of practicing health care without a license, and one count of dispensing drugs without a license, according to an arrest report.
The investigation into Butler began when detectives received info that an unlicensed post-operative recovery center was being operated at Chasing Dreams Recovery Home on Northwest 81st Avenue, according to an arrest report.
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Detectives conducted surveillance on the home and saw activity "consistent with an active assisted living facility," the report said.
The business was registered to Butler but a records check showed Butler and Chasing Dreams weren't licensed to run an assisted living facility in Florida, the report said.
On Tuesday, police executed a search warrant at the home and made contact with a woman who said she was employed at the home and provided personal care to patients that included bathing, dressing, eating, using the bathroom, personal hygiene and medication, the report said.
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The patients told detectives they were charged $200 a night for the personal care during their recovery, the report said.
Butler was arrested and booked into jail. Attorney information wasn't available.
