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Michigan’s policy of housing COVID-19 nursing home patients with uninfected patients comes under scrutiny
Read full article: Michigan’s policy of housing COVID-19 nursing home patients with uninfected patients comes under scrutinyLANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s emergency policy of housing positive coronavirus (COVID-19) nursing home patients in nursing homes with COVID-19 negative patients is coming under scrutiny in Lansing. Whitmer’s nursing home executive orderThe Senate COVID-19 oversight committee had many questions for the Health and Human Services Department about Michigan Gov. Only about half of the state’s nursing homes have been inspected since the policy went into effect last month. HHS Director Robert Gordon originally intended to use the TCF Center instead of the regional hubs -- but then opted out. “I’m appalled of the fact somebody wasn’t at each of these facilities before any COVID-19 patients entered these facilities to possibly infect others," Lucido said.