Nurse’s license suspended

The owner of two adult family homes had his nursing credentials suspended after borrowing $25,000 from two patients several years ago.

Thomas Stradling initially sought more than $85,000 from two patients to invest in a business venture, according to records from the Washington state Department of Health.

The patients were not relatives of Stradling and lived at different Harmony Adult Family Homes, which claims to specialize in care for people with dementia. The patients were both considered “vulnerable,” according to a statement of charges filed by health officials.

Stradling did not return a phone call requesting an interview. A second telephone number for Harmony Homes has been disconnected.

Health officials filed their administrative complaint in February. Stradling did not respond to the charges and a health law judge last month signed an order suspending his credentials for five years.

Health department spokesman Gordon McCracken said Stradling had apparently repaid one of the patients and had made at least a partial repayment to the other.

The charges state that Stradling committed unprofessional conduct.