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Md. nursing home with most deaths to be fined $10,000 a day since March 30
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Md. nursing home with most deaths to be fined $10,000 a day since March 30
By Rachel Chason
May 7, 2020 at 11:25 a.m. EDT
Maryland regulators are fining Sagepoint Senior Living, the nursing home that has reported the state’s highest coronavirus-related death toll, for not using appropriate personal protective equipment, not separating residents with suspected or known covid-19 cases and not obtaining lab results in a timely manner, according to a letter sent to the facility late Wednesday.
The 165-bed facility in La Plata, Md., will be fined $10,000 per day for the deficiencies, beginning March 30 — when the Office of Health Care Quality began its survey — and continuing until it complies with state regulations, the letter says.
The fine marks the first civil penalty the state has levied against a nursing home since the pandemic began. There have been 34 covid-19 deaths among patients at Sagepoint, and one employee has died, according to state data.
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Rachel Chason
Rachel is a metro reporter covering local politics. She has previously contributed to The Raleigh News and Observer, CNN Politics and USA Today. Follow https://twitter.com/rachel_chason
Md. nursing home with most deaths to be fined $10,000 a day since March 30
By Rachel Chason
May 7, 2020 at 11:25 a.m. EDT
Maryland regulators are fining Sagepoint Senior Living, the nursing home that has reported the state’s highest coronavirus-related death toll, for not using appropriate personal protective equipment, not separating residents with suspected or known covid-19 cases and not obtaining lab results in a timely manner, according to a letter sent to the facility late Wednesday.
The 165-bed facility in La Plata, Md., will be fined $10,000 per day for the deficiencies, beginning March 30 — when the Office of Health Care Quality began its survey — and continuing until it complies with state regulations, the letter says.
The fine marks the first civil penalty the state has levied against a nursing home since the pandemic began. There have been 34 covid-19 deaths among patients at Sagepoint, and one employee has died, according to state data.
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Rachel Chason
Rachel is a metro reporter covering local politics. She has previously contributed to The Raleigh News and Observer, CNN Politics and USA Today. Follow https://twitter.com/rachel_chason