click to enlarge ShutterstockThe Department of Justice declined opening a civil rights investigation into Michigan nursing homes following a request of information last year in regards to COVID-19 policies. Specifically, the investigation is concerned with the policies implemented by some state Governors on how nursing home residents with COVID-19 are treated. Whitmer’s spokesperson Bobby Leddy addressed Nessel’s request on Thursday, noting that Nessel had previously refused a Republican request of investigation on Whitmer’s nursing home policies. In response to COVID-19, regional hubs were created in April 2020 by the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for long-term care residents with COVID-19. In February, state Sen. Jim Runestad, a Republican from White Lake, addressed Whitmer’s regional hub implementation.

Source: MetroXpress July 23, 2021 16:41 UTC