Governor vetoes bill that would have prohibited COVID-19 patients from nursing homes
Michigan’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have required coronavirus patients to be placed only into separate, COVID-only facilities and not nursing homes.
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Operator turns to UV light to halt transmission of COVID-19
While others may be trying a flurry of disparate approaches, one Michigan-based operator is banking on ultraviolet (UV) light as a mitigation tactic against COVID-19 at its long-term care facilities.
Hundreds of nursing home workers plan walkout in nationwide protest
Hundreds of nursing home workers in Michigan are joining what they call a nationwide walkout to protest systemic racism and police brutality in the United States.
Providers cheer state’s new rapid-response teams for easing workforce struggles
Long-term care providers in Michigan are welcoming a new state initiative aimed at providing additional staffing resources to facilities facing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Measure would require state to develop facilities for COVID-19-positive residents
The state of Michigan would be required to develop dedicated facilities to care for COVID-19-positive patients who are ineligible for admission at a nursing home, hospital or adult foster care facility under a proposed measure.
1,900 flags commemorate fallen nursing home workers and residents
Nearly 2,000 purple flags were placed along a Michigan boulevard to honor the lives of nursing home workers and residents who have died in the state from the 2019 novel coronavirus.
NY’s Cuomo, NJ’s Murphy ignore request to explain controversial nursing home policies
Govs. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and Phil Murphy (D-NJ) have both refused a request from House GOP members asking them to explain their policies for nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lawmakers raise the heat on states that forced nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients
Five Democratic governors are facing additional heat for their policies that forced nursing homes to take in COVID-19 residents.
Michigan governor faces heat for nursing home policy during pandemic
Several Republican lawmakers grilled Michigan’s Democrat governor, Gretchen Whitmer, for her executive order requiring nursing homes at less than 80% of capacity to create dedicated units for COVID-19-affected residents.
Nursing homes more prepared for the coronavirus than for H1N1: survey
Despite the COVID-19 troubles currently facing eldercare facilities, things could have been much worse for some, a Michigan survey suggests.
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