I haven't read all of the other thread regarding the home.... But I wonder if it was any different than what was going on at similar homes all over the country. Here's an 2011 article from the Lapeer County Press.

http://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/news/2011-02-27/Marque...

I have an ancestor that passed away at the home in 1915 at the age of 6 with pneumonia. I was shocked to learn this as his family lived in Houghton in the upper peninsula. He had only been at the home for 3 weeks when he passed. A heartbreaking situation for the family.