MI SR0125

Denounces Governor Whitmer's Executive Order 2020-50 (issued April 15, 2020) and Executive Order 2020-95 (issued May 20, 2020) for requiring nursing homes to place COVID-19-positive residents with uninfected residents in the same facilities.

Cites that over 87 percent of Michigan COVID-19 deaths occurred among residents aged 60 and older, and nursing homes accounted for approximately 1,200 deaths (23 percent of all Michigan COVID-19 deaths).

States the Governor's policies failed to adequately prepare facilities with insufficient testing, personal protective equipment (PPE), and staffing to prevent disease transmission in high-risk environments.

Criticizes the Whitmer administration for slow release of nursing home data and inadequate transparency regarding the impact of these policies on vulnerable residents.

Calls for the state to replace flawed nursing home policies with measures that better protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.