In Perales v. Bielecki, 210 A.D.2d 466 [2nd Dept., 1994] the Court upheld the imposition of a $265,000 civil penalty, pursuant to Section 460-d of the Social Services Law, against the Defendant for operating an unlicensed adult care facility. Similar to the case at bar, a cumulative penalty in the amount of $1,000.00 was imposed for every day that the Defendant operated a unlicensed adult care facility. The Bielecki Court observed that such penalties provide the means by which the department may enforce the standards which are designed to protect the health and well-being of the residents of such adult care facilities.