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MEJI Director Alison Hirschel Joins AARP Michigan Executive Director Paula Cunningham in a Bridge Michigan Lunch Break Forum on how to address the "Everdyday Misery" and "Abuse, Neglect, and Death" in Some Michigan Nursing Homes.
The conversation is available here and followed Bridge's extensive investigation of Michigan nursing homes. The articles revealed the suffering some nursing home residents endure and the pervasive problems of understaffing, inadequate training, and failure to meet residents' needs. The Bridge series included the following stories:
- Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes — and no one is coming to help
- Michigan sits on $35M fund to improve nursing homes. It’s largely unused
- Choosing a nursing home can be tough; these tips can help
- Michigan nursing homes have few staff, little training. Misery can follow
- Michigan cities balk at costly 911 calls to understaffed nursing homes
- Install cameras, beef up training — and 5 other ways to fix Michigan nursing homes
Many MEJI staff are quoted in the articles and MEJI's 2025 report, Public Funds into Private Pockets: How Nursing Homes May Be Hiding Profits and Depriving Residents of Care And Quality, is also cited. The article identifying frequent abuse and neglect was also published by US News and World Report, and other media outlets. We appreciate Bridge's continuing coverage of this critical topic.