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Michigan was one of many states that implemented a deadly policy forcing COVID-19 positive patients into nursing homes and allowing the disease to spread among our most vulnerable population. The state legislature has been investigating that decision since last summer through a newly created panel. Senator Ed McBroom was a member of that special task force and he sits on the Senate Oversight Committee, which has taken over the work in 2021. McBroom says he has yet to uncover any evidence of criminality, but it is clear that mistakes were made, especially in getting the policy rescinded.
McBroom classifies the Whitmer Administration’s cooperation with the probe as being excellent and suggests that the relationship is as amiable as possible between the legislature and executive branches on the issue. He believes that roughly five to six people were responsible for the nursing home policy and is now asking for them to turn over documentation from last spring, so that the oversight committee can ensure that the evidence matches the testimony.
Roughly 30 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Michigan can be traced to nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
