nursing homes

Some nursing home workers allege they were fired for participating in a one-day strike last month against one of the largest nursing home operators in the state.

Workers have been without contracts for months, the union said. But Ciena's CEO said higher wages have already been offered.

Unionized workers represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at twelve facilities say contract talks have stalled, and they feel they may have no choice but to strike.

Staff at SKLD nursing home and rehab facility say they’re overworked, understaffed, and poorly paid.They say that contributes to a revolving door of workers, which compromises both staff and patient well-being.

The hearing comes after a report from the Office of the Auditor General found nearly 30% more deaths than the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported across a timespan from January 2020 through July 2, 2021.

The state’s top health official says she stands by Michigan’s COVID-19 fatality numbers for the state’s nursing homes. But she concedes other numbers for…

Three women in their 80s and 90s sat around a table together last month, taking swipes at a bright yellow balloon emblazoned with a smiley face.Margaret…

A state Senate committee issued a subpoena Thursday to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. It requires the department to share tens of…

Democrats are blasting a Republican-backed budget bill that would give local prosecutors money to investigate Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19…

Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will not investigate how Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 policies affected nursing home patients.The…