What we know about the impact of Whitmer’s nursing home policies
Detroit Free Press
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing a new wave of criticism over her handling of nursing home residents with COVID-19, after a massive undercounting of deaths from the disease was uncovered in New York.
Under her administration’s policies, hospitals released many elderly, recovering COVID-19 patients back to their long-term care facilities or to nursing homes designated to accommodate them and keep them isolated. In a March 7 interview on CNN, Whitmer said her nursing home policies actually saved a lot of lives.
But critics say Whitmer’s policies recklessly exposed other vulnerable nursing home residents to COVID-19 infection. Republican state lawmakers are now calling for state and federal investigations into whether the policies exacerbated the death toll in nursing homes. Their demands have only grown louder after the discovery of a nondisclosure pact in a separation agreement
Macomb prosecutor wants to review COVID-19 nursing home deaths for possible crimes
The newly elected prosecutor of Macomb County says there needs to be an orderly review process to determine whether potentially criminal conduct by the governor or anyone else played a role in nursing home residents dying because of COVID-19.
Peter Lucido, a former Republican state senator and frequent critic of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, spoke in sweeping terms during a press conference Thursday. He repeatedly said no one would face charges without evidence. The comments came days after he told local television station WXYZ that Whitmer and anyone else could face criminal charges related to state nursing home policies.
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