Michigan lawmakers held a hearing on Thursday to examine concerns related to private equity ownership of nursing homes.  Though lawmakers made inquiries to Carlyle about care issues, Carlyle ducked and instead sent a ManorCare representative to testify at the hearing.

State Representative Kathy Angerer (D-Dundee), Chair of the House Health Policy Committee, said that Carlyle's failure to attend raised "troubling questions" about its responsiveness and accountability.

ManorCare's Michigan facilities continue to rack up violations of patient care standards under Carlyle's ownership.  At one facility, Heartland Health Care of Jackson, the number of violated standards increased from 5 to 18 during the most recent regular survey inspection- a jump of 260%. 

Read about the hearing on Lansing's TV 6.