Alison Hirschel, senior legal counsel to the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, quoted in The New York Times' article: "Nursing Homes Oust Unwanted Patients with Claims of Psychosis"

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Sun, 09/20/2020
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“We have been seeing these kinds of illegal discharges all the time, because nursing homes seem to have figured out that they will rarely, if ever, be penalized,” said Alison Hirschel, senior legal counsel to the Michigan ombudsman program. “It’s devastating for residents and their families all the time, but especially horrible and dangerous during a pandemic.” Read the full article here.