Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council Members Announced (SNF)

Governor Whitmer announced appointments to the Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council created by Executive Order 2021-15. The goal of the Council will be to identify review, develop, and recommend policies, administrative actions, legislative changes, and other approaches to support high-quality nursing home care.  

The Council includes four HCAM members appointed by Governor Whitmer:

Mark Berger is the founding partner and principal of Villa Financial Services which operates several nursing homes across the state of Michigan. He is appointed to represent nursing home employers. 

Erica Holman is the CEO of Clinton Area Care Center in St. Johns. She is appointed to represent not-for-profit nursing home employers. 

Michael Munter is the CEO of Symphony Care Network which operates nursing homes across the state of Michigan. He is appointed to represent nursing home employers. 

Robert L. Norcross is the CEO of Prestige Healthcare Management which operates several Medilodge nursing homes across the state of Michigan. He is appointed to represent nursing home employers. 

Other appointees include representatives of the nursing home workforce and three representatives of nursing home residents, which may include family and other representatives. According to the Governor’s press release, the Council will also include the directors or their designees of the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, and the Michigan State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Salli Pung.  

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.