{"id":71734,"date":"2026-01-19T17:21:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?p=71734"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:10:55","slug":"bridge-lunch-break-to-discuss-the-state-of-michigans-nursing-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/events\/bridge-lunch-break-to-discuss-the-state-of-michigans-nursing-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge Lunch Break to discuss the state of Michigan\u2019s nursing homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Jan. 28 virtual discussion will cover the state of Michigan\u2019s nursing homes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Participants in the virtual panel include Paula Cunningham, state director of AARP Michigan, and Alison Hirschel, director and managing attorney of the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Readers will be able to ask questions of the panelists during the discussion on Zoom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridge Michigan\u2019s monthly Lunch Break virtual conversation will focus on a <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/abuse-neglect-common-in-michigan-nursing-homes-and-no-one-is-coming-to-help\/\">recent Bridge investigation <\/a>that uncovered 5,900 cases of abuse, neglect or care problems at state nursing homes, including nearly three dozen deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series drew on years of inspection reports documenting neglect, abuse, misery, loneliness, accidents and death. It found Michigan is doing little to meaningfully improve care, while other states are changing laws and policies to better protect residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the series was published, <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/michigan-leaders-legislators-vow-to-improve-nursing-homes-after-bridge-report\/\">two gubernatorial candidates<\/a> pledged to improve conditions at Michigan nursing homes, and a lawmaker announced plans for legislation to increase enforcement at homes with persistent problems, including expanded power to hold poor-performing operators accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against that backdrop, Bridge Michigan&#8217;s next Lunch Break virtual panel will explore the state of Michigan nursing homes and what can be done to improve living conditions for their residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 28. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bridge-lunch-break-the-state-of-michigans-nursing-homes-tickets-1980887622202?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl\">You can register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/abuse-neglect-common-in-michigan-nursing-homes-and-no-one-is-coming-to-help\/\"><strong>Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes \u2014 and no one is coming to help<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/michigan-nursing-homes-have-few-staff-little-training-misery-can-follow\/\"><strong>Michigan nursing homes have few staff, little training. Misery can follow<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/michigan-leaders-legislators-vow-to-improve-nursing-homes-after-bridge-report\/\"><strong>Michigan leaders, legislators vow to improve nursing homes after Bridge report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Panelists include Paula Cunningham, state director of AARP Michigan, and Alison Hirschel, director and managing attorney of the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panel will be moderated by Bridge senior health reporter Robin Erb and readers will have the opportunity to ask questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bridge-lunch-break-the-state-of-michigans-nursing-homes-tickets-1980887622202?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl\">register for the event via Eventbrite<\/a> to be sent a calendar invitation, including the Zoom link.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants can ask questions of the panelists via the Zoom chat feature throughout the event or submit a question prior to the event by filling out this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScIi-nQ7PdPzcRuC3Fmq7w7PV-P8swm8TFF4nbgMaCZ1BAMkQ\/viewform\">form.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridge\u2019s monthly Lunch Break series focuses on timely topics facing our state. Previous events have discussed the <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/events\/watch-bridge-lunch-break-on-the-ultimate-michigan-winter-bucket-list\/\">ultimate Michigan winter bucket list<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/watch-bridge-lunch-break-discussion-on-michigans-education-crisis\/\">Michigan\u2019s education crisis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/events\/watch-bridge-lunch-break-discussion-michigans-whitefish-crisis\/\">collapse of the whitefish population<\/a> in the lower Great Lakes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/events\/watch-bridge-lunch-break-michigan-summer-tourism-impact-foreign-travel\">Michigan summer tourism<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dbTV8teHlOs\">,<\/a> the changing landscape of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/center-michigan\/watch-bridge-lunch-break-deer-hunting-trends-michigan\">deer hunting in the state<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/center-michigan\/watch-bridges-lunch-break-michigan-opioid-epidemic\">spending of Michigan\u2019s opioid settlement funds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/center-michigan\/watch-our-bridge-lunch-break-event-about-gun-violence-michigan\">solutions to gun violence in Michigan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/events\/watch-bridge-lunch-break-michigan-population-cities-and-spaces\">Michigan\u2019s population crisis,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/center-michigan\/join-bridge-lunch-break-discussion-youth-mental-health-michigan\">youth mental health in Michigan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/events\/watch-bridges-lunch-break-discussion-michigans-industrial-legacy\">the legacy of the automotive industry on the state\u2019s environment and economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to join this live Zoom discussion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will receive details on joining the Zoom discussion after you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bridge-lunch-break-the-state-of-the-marijuana-industry-in-michigan-tickets-1975003900833?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl\">register with Eventbrite<\/a>. 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To regularly receive advance notification of what our nonprofit newsroom is planning and receive member-exclusive benefits \u2014 such as free Bridge event tickets, copies of our bimonthly Bridge Culture Club selections and more \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/BLBJuly24\">become a Bridge Club member today<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to seeing you on Jan. 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Bridge Michigan\u2019s senior health reporter Robin Erb for a deep dive into the state of Michigan\u2019s nursing homes and what advocates and experts say must be done to improve quality of life for residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":71735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2026-01-19T22:21:41Z","apple_news_api_id":"4f356446-65a6-4b6b-9527-a90c6d7224b9","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2026-01-20T16:11:00Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAg==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/ATzVkRmWmS2uVJ6kMbXIkuQ","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[2441],"tags":[3,55],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[2476],"class_list":["post-71734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-aging-michigan","tag-michigan-nursing-homes","entry"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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