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Michiganโs policy of housing COVID-19 nursing home patients with uninfected patients comes under scrutiny
Read full article: Michiganโs policy of housing COVID-19 nursing home patients with uninfected patients comes under scrutinyLANSING, Mich. โ Michiganโs 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. Whitmerโs 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 stateโs 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. โIโm appalled of the fact somebody wasnโt at each of these facilities before any COVID-19 patients entered these facilities to possibly infect others," Lucido said.