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The Michigan Elder Justice Initiative and Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman presented in front of the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee. 

The hearing was sparked by our June 2025 report, "Public Funds into Private Pockets: How Nursing Homes May Be Hiding Profits and Depriving Residents of Care and Quality." MEJI and MLTCOP staff discussed the poor quality of care and life that many Michigan nursing home residents experience as well as the need for more financial transparency and accountability in nursing home financing.  

Dr. Ashvin Gandhi, an economist at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, testified remotely about how many nursing homes make inflated payments for goods and services to other companies they own or operate, making the nursing home look less profitable while providing the related companies with excessive profits.

The links  to MEJI's and MLTCOP's testimony can be found on the Senate Oversight Committee website (select the April 29, 2026 meeting in the drop down box). 

Media coverage on the hearing can also be found at Michigan Advance here: https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/29/financial-opacity-staff-shortages-and-poor-conditions-scrutinized-in-michigan-nursing-homes/ and Bridge Michigan here: https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/29/financial-opacity-staff-shortages-and-poor-conditions-scrutinized-in-michigan-nursing-homes/