It doesn't help that the title is wrong. >nursing homes were never required to take patients who had Covid. They just weren’t. -Gretchen Witmer Now what bothers me the most about journalism nowadays is how extremely lazy they all are. The article doesn't even state what executive order was involved, it shows a screenshot. A 5 minute search yielded results. Executive Order 2020-50 https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/state-orders-and-directives/2020/04/15/executive-order-2020-50 >If a discharge in accordance with section 5(a) or 5(b) of this part is not available, the hospital must transfer the resident to any alternate care facility with available bed capacity in accordance with the following protocol: >Any alternate care facility within the state that has available bed capacity to receive the resident must accept a transfer authorized by this order. Now the funny part is that part 5b is the most direct route for them to wind up in the nursing home (assuming they didn't already live in one). >If a discharge in accordance with section 5(a) of this part is not available, the hospital must discharge the resident to a ***regional hub***, provided there is available bed capacity. Now they define regional hub as; >“Regional hub” means a nursing home that is designated by DHHS as a dedicated facility to temporarily and exclusively provide care to COVID-affected residents. And if you were wondering how they defined alternate care facility it is; >“Alternate care facility” means any facility activated by the state to provide relief for hospitals that surge past their capacity, including but not limited to the TCF Regional Care Center. This all occuring after the patient becomes "medically stable and eligible for discharge". So the title is wrong because that's not what she said. What she said is a load a bullshit, but the title is still wrong.