Michigan

Like the industry facing its own mortality, Reggie Hartsfield went headlong into the struggle and refused to go down.

Hours after federal agencies greenlit COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for immunocompromised people, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan ordered state agencies to expedite third doses to long-term care facility...

Residents in Michigan long-term care facilities will be among the first to receive COVID-19 booster shots after the state’s top lawmaker pledged to fast-track additional doses for the population once...

Michigan operators facing financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will get some additional relief after the governor signed a new budget committing $100 million to nursing homes still struggling...

The Department of Justice affirmed Thursday that it will not launch a civil rights investigation related to COVID-19 deaths in Michigan’s nursing homes. The news comes almost a year after the Justice...

Michigan providers are on high alert following a huge, unexpected surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths at facilities despite a vaccination program in full force.

A prosecutor hinted that criminal charges could be on the horizon for his state’s governor, one of several under scrutiny for using nursing homes to house COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.

Michigan officials are looking to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination rate in their state by expanding the process to include more pharmacies that can administer the shots.

Michigan nursing homes will have to meet a rigorous set of guidelines if they want to admit and care for COVID-19 patients under new legislation passed by state lawmakers.

All Michigan nursing homes will now be able to access the state’s “critical” emergency workforce program that provides additional staffing resources to facilities facing shortages during the coronavirus...