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About the event:
On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care and Michigan Elder Justice Initiative co-hosted a legislative event in Lansing to release our joint report, Public Funds into Private Pockets: How Nursing Homes May Be Hiding Profits and Depriving Residents of Care and Quality. Attendees heard from national and state experts and learned what lawmakers, policymakers, and advocates can do to improve nursing home transparency and accountability in Michigan. Ombudsmen, from the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsmen Program, read quotes from nursing home residents to highlight residents’ challenges with quality of care and quality of life. Many Michigan legislators and legislative staff attended as well as staff from the Office of the Attorney General, advocacy groups, media, and others
READ THE REPORT
Opening Remarks: Why Nursing Home Transparency and Accountability Matters to Michigan Residents
- Laura De Palma, Project Director of the Michigan Nursing Home Transparency and Accountability Project at the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
- Alison Hirschel, Director of the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
Ombudsman Panel
- Salli Pung, Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman
- Elaine Hearns, Local Long Term Care Ombudsman
Quotes from MI Nursing Home Residents
Related Party Transactions Panel Discussion
- Dr. Ashvin Gandhi, Assistant Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Sarah Slocum, Systemic Public Policy Advocate at the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
- Kevin Walsh, Acting State Comptroller at the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller
Speakers’ Bios
Resource Packet
- Cover Page
- Facts and Figures About Michigan Nursing Homes Operated by the Four Chains in the Studied Report
- Excerpts from Health Inspection Reports
- Quotes from Residents of Nursing Homes
- Location of Current Nursing Homes Operated by the Four Chains in the Studied Report
- Key Recommendations
If you would like a copy of the slides presented at our legislative event on June 4, please email Laura De Palma, Project Director of the Nursing Home Transparency and Accountability project, at ldepalma@meji.org.