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Michigan Elder Justice Initiative (MEJI) is proud to announce the launch of new and improved websites for both MEJI and the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (MLTCOP). These new websites are the culmination of a year-long process that included the creation of a new MEJI logo and visual identity.

It was a disappointing day in Lansing for advocates of guardianship reform. A senate committee did not vote on several bills that would change Michigan's guardianship laws.

Michigan Elder Justice Initiative's Michigan Guardianship Diversion Project, which works to connect older adults and adults with disabilities to less restrictive alternatives to guardianship, is featured in Second Wave Media. MEJI's Laura Kubit on the Project: "We can try to craft solutions that hopefully work for everyone and really make a difference. When you know the inner workings of that system, you can advocate in a way that will be most effective."

Michigan Elder Justice Initiative and the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program are featured in flintsidenews discussing our critical work advocating for the rights of residents of long-term care facilities in Michigan. State Long Term Care Ombudsman Salli Pung talks about how ombudsmen across the state "have committed themselves to make a difference in people's lives."

Most people just assume those places are licensed and have no idea they may not be,” said Alison E. Hirschel, director and managing attorney of the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative.

We wanted to make sure that people who were getting life-sustaining treatment — were able to continue receiving that treatment, even if they would otherwise be ineligible for Medicaid," Alison Hirschel, MEJI Managing Attorney tells Rapid Growth Media. "We asked the question, 'What happens if someone really should be terminated because they're no longer eligible, but they're getting dialysis, or they're getting chemotherapy, or they're getting some other life-sustaining treatment?

M.T. Connolly's new book, "The Measure of Our Age," discusses MEJI and CVLAP's work advocating for long-term care consumers, guardianship reform, and elder abuse.

“It sounds as if this person took a lot of steps to make clear what it is that they wanted. They wanted to ensure that their son was going to be able to remain in this home long term,” Nicole Shannon, MEJI Staff Attorney, told WXYZ.