Residents of the Mission Point of Beverly Hills awoke hungry on Sept. 6, 2023. No meals were served. Nor did aides come to help immobile residents out of bed to avoid bed sores or make it to the bathroom.
The residents, many of whom had limited or no mobility, had been left on their own for an entire shift, according to a state inspection report. The reason: a lack of staff.
Across Michigan, the state’s most vulnerable residents are living out their last days in what inspection reports characterize as sometimes squalid conditions, because many nursing homes are critically understaffed. Positions are tough to fill because nursing aides are paid less than $40,000 for work that is so physically demanding they have a higher rate of workplace back injuries than construction workers…