July 28th, 2021 by WCBC Radio
Two Allegany County nursing and rehabilitation facilities ranked as the worst in a new report issued this week, showing how nursing homes stack up when it comes to staff members who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The “bottom 10” nursing homes in Maryland all have staff vaccination rates of less than 56%. Nine nursing homes — mostly in western Maryland — have staff vaccination rates of less than 50%. The two worst ranked facilities in the state are in Allegany County: the Cumberland Health Care Center; and Sterling Care at Frostburg Village with just 41% and 44% respectively. Health Secretary Dennis Schrader said that while there has been tremendous progress vaccinating Marylanders who reside and work at nursing homes, there is more work to be done…
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