People demand change in state's COVID-19 nursing home policy

Around 29% of all COVID-19 deaths in Michigan have been in nursing homes.

As of Wednesday there are 2,328 cases in long-term care facilities.

29-PERCENT OF ALL COVID-19DEATHS IN MICHIGAN... HAVE BEENIN NURSING HOMES.RIGHT NOW -- THERE ARE MORE THAN23- HUNDRED CASES IN LONG-TERMCAREFACILITIES.THOSE NUMBERS HAVE PEOPLEDEMANDING GOVERNOR WHITMERCHANGE THE STATE'SCONTROVERSIAL POLICY... OFPLACING COVID-19 POSITIVERESIDENTS -- IN WITHPEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THEDISEASE.FOX 47'S CHRISTIANA FORD HAS THESTORY."AS OF NOW THE STATE HAS MORETHAN 20 REGIONAL HUBS OR NURSINGHOMES THE STATE TO TAKE CARE OFCOVID 19 POSITIVE RESIDENTS THATDON'T NEED HOSPITALIZATION, WELLTHE POLICY IS CONTORVERSIAL ANDPEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR CHANGES""SHE'S ONE OF THE LAST OF OURGENERATION AND SHE'S 97 TODAY"BEVERLY SLOOTHAAK MADE THE TRIPMORE THAN SEVENTY MILES FROMGRAND RAPIDS TO VISIT HERAGING COUSIN HOUSED AT THEINGHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CAREFACILITY.

THE LONG TERM CAREFACILITY ONE OF MANY ACROSS THESTATE HOUSING COVID-19 PATIENTS."THAT IS VERY CONCERNING""ALL HER MEALS ARE BEING BROUGHTTO HER.

SHE STAYS IN HER ROOM.THEY DO TAKE A WALK AROUNDTHE HALLWAY.

I WOULD HAVE TO ASKAND MAKE SURE THEYRE NOT TAKINGHER DOWN A HALLWAY TOWARDTHE COVID PATIENTS TO MAKE SUREHER SEPARATION IF EFFECTIVE HERWHOLE TIME"INGHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CARE ISNOT ONE OF THE 20 REGIONAL HUBSBUT IS CARING FOR SEVEN PEOPLEWHO'VE TESTED POSITIVE.SLOOTHAAK THINKS THE GOVERNORCAN DO MORE."I WANT THEM TO DO BE HONEST ANDTHAT'S WHERE MY PROBLEM LIES,IT'S NOT JUST IS SHE GOING TOHELPBUT ARE THEY BEING HONEST WITHTHEIR STATISTICS" STATE SENATORPETER LUCIDO IS FRUSTRATED ANDDEMANDING AN INVESTIGATION INTOTHEGOVERNOR'S ORDERS TO LOOK INTOWHETHER THAT PUT THE RESIDENTSAT RISK."I WANT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDI WANT THE US ATTORNEYS OFFICETO INDEPENDETLY LOOK ATPOLICY PRACTICES AND THE LAW TOSEE IF WE'VE MET THE STANDARDSOF THE LAW."GOVERNOR WHITMER HAS DEFENDEDTHE ORDER SAYING FACILITIES ARENOT MANDATED TO TAKEPATIENTS--LUCIDO SAYS REGARDLESS IF THEPOLICY CHANGES OR NOT ITSHOULDNT HAVE HAPPENED IN THEFIRSTPLACE."YOU DON'T MIX APPLES ANDORANGES, YOU COME UP WIT A FRUITSALAD, IT'S REDICULOUS WHAT THEYDIDAND THAT POLICY THAT WASIMPLEMENTED WHAT'S DONE WITHOUTANY COMMON SENSE WHATSOEVER""I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THATTHE GREATEST GENERATION THAT HASEVER LIVED HAS THE GREATESTPROTECTION THAT THERE IS"CHRISTIANA FORD, FOX 47.THE EXECUTIVE ORDER IN QUESTIONEXPIRES TODAY.GOVERNOR WHITMER SAID... SHEWOULD CONSIDER A CHANGE IN THEPOLICY -- AND THATANNOUNCEMENT COULD BE ON ITS