May 9-15, 2021: Skilled Nursing Care Week
WHEREAS, we honor and respect our older adults and citizens of any age with physical or intellectual disabilities who reside in skilled nursing facilities in Michigan; and,
WHEREAS, skilled nursing facilities throughout Michigan are holding activities in observance of National Skilled Nursing Care Week, May 9 to 15, 2021, using this year s theme of Together Through the Seasons; and,
WHEREAS, we must recognize nursing facility caregivers and residents who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, enduring the most challenging year the skilled nursing profession has ever experienced. One of the major concerns is the need for additional staff to safely care for their residents; and,