Over 10 Maryland Nursing Homes Have Less Than 70% Of Staff Vaccinated, According To State Data

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Health reported the state’s highest and lowest skilled nursing installation unit COVID-19 vaccination rates Monday. Over 100 of the state’s nursing facilities person implicit 90 percent of their unit vaccinated.

Maryland’s mandate that each infirmary and nursing location unit beryllium vaccinated took effect September 1. Nursing homes that bash not comply with the mandate oregon bash not study their unit vaccination information volition beryllium taxable to accrued fines, civilian penalties and enforcement actions, the authorities said.

Twelve nursing homes successful the authorities are astatine 100 percent unit vaccination. The halfway with the lowest complaint is Autumn Lake Healthcare astatine Chesapeake Woods with 51 percent unit vaccination.

There are 74 facilities successful the apical 10 database of facilities ranked by complaint of unit with astatine slightest 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. See the afloat database astatine the Skilled Nursing Facilities Vaccination Dashboard.

Here are the bottommost 10 facilities ranked by complaint of unit with astatine slightest 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine:

Autumn Lake Healthcare astatine Chesapeake Woods – 51 percent
Dennett Road Manor – 53 percent
Cumberland Healthcare Center – 55 percent
Calvert Manor Center for Rehabilitation and Health – 61 percent
Coffman Nursing Home/Anchorage Healthcare Center – 62 percent
Complete Care astatine Corsica Hills/St Joseph’s Ministries – 63 percent
Complete Care astatine La Plata – 66 percent
Hagerstown Healthcare Center/Future Care Cold Spring – 67 percent
Vindobona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center – 68 percent
Powerback Rehabilitation Brightwood Campus/Sterling Care astatine Frostburg Village – 69 percent

Maryland Department of Aging Secretary Rona E. Kramer said the authorities volition proceed to enforce penalties connected facilities that aren’t complying with the mandate.

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“We are astatine a signifier successful the COVID-19 pandemic that requires nursing facilities to stay other vigilant connected the vaccination and different wellness and information fronts, including reporting data,” Kramer said. “We volition again enforce civilian wealth penalties connected nursing homes that are not complying and providing the required information that has been important to guiding however the State and section entities respond to COVID-19 and support our loved ones.”