Maryland Reports Nursing Facilities With Highest & Lowest Staff Vaccination Rates After Vaccine Mandate Goes Into Effect

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 70 of the state’s nursing facilities person implicit 91 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.

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Fifteen nursing homes successful the authorities are astatine 100 percent unit vaccination. The halfway with the lowest complaint is Bethesda Health and Rehabilitation astatine 24 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:

1. Bethesda Health and Rehabilitation = 24 Percent

2. Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center = 39 Percent

3. Calvert County Nursing Center = 49 Percent

4. Cumberland Healthcare Center = 50 Percent

5. Sterling Care astatine Frostburg Village = 52 Percent

6. Dennett Road Manor = 53 Percent

7. Autumn Lake Healthcare astatine Loch Raven = 56 Percent

Autumn Lake Healthcare astatine Denton = 56 Percent

8. Anchorage Healthcare Center = 57 Percent

9. Coffman Nursing Home = 58 Percent

Powerback Rehabilitation Brightwood Campus = 58 Percent

Calvert Manor Center for Rehabilitation and Health = 58 Percent

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10. Caroline Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare = 59 Percent

The pursuing 11 nursing homes did not taxable capable vaccination data, the authorities said.

1. Forestville Healthcare Center

2. Regency Care of Silver Spring

3. Bel Pre Healthcare Center

4. Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

5. Ellicott City Healthcare Center

6. Charlotte Hall Veterans Home

7. Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center

8. Autumn Lake Healthcare astatine Alice Manor

9. Autumn Lake Healthcare astatine Chesapeake Woods

10. Waldorf Center

11. Maria Health Care Center

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.

“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.”

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