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Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council

Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council

The Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council was created by Governor Whitmer's Executive Order No. 2021-15. The Council will act as an advisory body within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Council must review, develop, and recommend policies, administrative actions, legislative changes, and other approaches to support nursing home quality care.
The following objectives must guide the Council's recommendations:
(1) Increase staffing levels across the industry, with particular focus on recruitment and retention;
(2) Support workforce development and stabilization;
(3) Develop career pathways, including credential attainment, and increase the professionalization of the workforce;
(4) Address barriers to entry and retention in the field;
(5) Prioritize jobs that provide living wages and benefits;
(6) Advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workforce;
(7) Ensure the sustainability of quality care; and
(8) Promote transparency and accountability within the industry.
 
The Governor appoints five representatives of the nursing home workforce, five representatives of nursing home employers--including not-for-profit, for-profit, and county government administered nursing homes--and three representatives of nursing home residents, which may include family and other representatives.

The Council must submit a final report or consensus recommendations to the Governor by or before December 1, 2023. Appointees will serve until the Council dissolves on December 1, 2023. 

Michigan Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council homepage

Statute

Executive Order No. 2021-15

Current Members

Mark Berger
Represents nursing home employers
 
Nancy M. Hebert 
Represents the nursing home workforce
 
Alison E. Hirschel
Represents nursing home residents, family members, and other representatives of residents
 
Erica Holman 
Represents not-for-profit nursing home employers
 
Jannice L. Lamm 
Represent county government nursing home employers
 
Mary McClendon 
Represent the nursing home workforce
 
Michael Munter 
Represents nursing home employers
 
Martha M. Nichols 
Represent the nursing home workforce
 
Robert L. Norcross 
Represents nursing home employers 

Dian Palmer 
Represents the nursing home workforce
 
Jennifer Root 
Represents the nursing home workforce 
 
Terence Thomas 
Represents nursing home residents, family members, and other representatives of residents
 
Yvonne M. White 
Represents nursing home residents, family members, and other representatives of residents

Additional Members:

Elizabeth Hertel or her designee
Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Susan Corbin or her designee
Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

Orlene Hawks or her designee
Director, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Salli Pung
Michigan State Long-Term Care Ombudsman