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Nicole Shannon, Systemic Litigation and Advocacy Attorney, interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio for "When seniors are evicted from residential facilities"

Mon, 02/07/2022

LLast year, the U.S. Health and Human Services Inspector General raised concern about nursing homes illegally evicting residents. We discuss the issue with an advocate for elders facing eviction and The Progressive's editor, whose 97-year-old mother was evicted from a facility in New Berlin.

Nicole Shannon, Systemic Litigation and Advocacy Attorney, quoted in The Progressive Magazine for "I Want to Go Home"

Fri, 01/28/2022

Nicole Shannon, a frontline attorney for theMichigan Elder Justice Initiative, says providers often concoct ruses to facilitate hospital dumping: “The nursing home will say, ‘Well, it sure seems like you need a psychiatric consult, we’re gonna send you to the hospital.’ The hospital turns around and says, ‘You know, this person does not require psychiatric care.

Alison Hirschel, Managing Attorney of Michigan Elder Justice Initiative, and Salli Pung, State Long Term Care Ombudsman, quoted in Bridge Michigan's: "COVID still isolates some in nursing homes. It may get worse."

Tue, 08/24/2021

But some Michigan nursing homes have made visits next to impossible, limiting visitation to a few hours on weekdays, for example, said Salli Pung, who oversees the Michigan State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program. Read article here.

Salli Pung, Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman, quoted in Bridge Michigan's: "How a COVID vaccine rule for nursing home staff could backfire in Michigan"

Thu, 08/19/2021

The Michigan Long-Term Care Ombudsman program has been inundated with complaints over the past year from residents and families unable to see each other — a problem rooted as much by short staffing as COVID restrictions, said Salli Pung, who oversees the program responsible for advocating for residents in nursing homes, adult foster care and other long-term facilities.

Nicole Shannon, Systemic Advocacy Attorney, interviewed by WXYZ's Heather Catallo for: "Detroit man who is Deaf-Blind freed after spending more than 2 years under guardianship"

Thu, 07/08/2021

“It serves as case law for every guardianship case going forward across the state of Michigan. It’s not just a suggestion: because it is published, this is binding law in the same way that a statute would be” said Shannon. “It reminds courts they do have to apply the correct standard in these cases. It means that if you’re subject to a guardianship like Mr.

Salli Pung, Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman, has letter cited in Traverse City Record-Eagle's article: "Michigan lawmakers pass $25 million no-fault fund in response to reform critics"

Fri, 07/02/2021

State Long Term Care Ombudsman Salli Pung previously said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) that moving such patients to nursing homes was not a viable option.

Nicole Shannon, Systemic Advocacy Attorney, comments in Traverse City Record-Eagle's: "Michigan lawmakers: Guardianship issues systemic"

Sun, 06/27/2021

“I’ve been doing these cases since before the ink was dry on my bar card,” Shannon told the committee.

Salli Pung, Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman, in WXYZ's: "AG Nessel testifies in Lansing challenging state's guardianship laws: 'We should be ashamed...'

Tue, 06/22/2021

“Sometimes we see guardians who misuse resident funds or who won’t provide residents with the most basic things, like underwear or consent for medical treatment,” said State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Salli Pung about people under guardianship in nursing homes and long term care facilities.

Salli Pung, Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman, has letter cited in Detroit Free Press': "Some fear new Michigan no-fault auto insurance rule will force victims into nursing homes"

Sat, 06/12/2021

"These specialized services are not available in nursing homes or other long-term care settings, and the staff in these new settings have not been trained to meet the unique needs of these survivors," the ombudsman, Salli Pung, wrote in the letter. Neither bill has moved beyond the Legislature's insurance committees.

Salli Pung, Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman, focus of The Patch's: "Top Michigan Long Term Care Expert Warns"

Mon, 06/07/2021

BRIGHTON, Mich.—(June 7, 2021)— Salli Pung, the State of Michigan's Long Term Care Ombudsman, has sent an urgent letter to Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, and other legislative leaders, expressing her "deep concern" that severely disabled survivors of auto accidents will suffer "a catastrophic loss of specialized care and services" if two new no-fault provisions are not addressed before th

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