Nursing homes make big push to change minds of workers who refused vaccination
Bonuses, free TVs and paid time off are among the incentives nursing homes are offering to persuade staff members to get vaccinated.
In nursing homes across the country, workers have been more reluctant than residents to be vaccinated. Chelsea Stahl / NBC NewsJan. 17, 2021, 9:30 AM GMT / Updated Jan. 21, 2021, 2:16 PM GMTBy Suzy Khimm
The pandemic has taken a deadly toll on A.G. Rhodes Cobb, a nursing home on the outskirts of Atlanta. Twelve residents have died after contracting Covid-19. Forty-four staff members have fallen ill.
But despite their up-close look at the virus’s impact, most workers at the facility have been reluctant to get vaccinated. At the three clinics held last month at A.G. Rhodes Cobb and two other facilities in Georgia run by the same company, about 30 percent of staff members chose to get vaccinated, while 57 percent of residents opted in, according to management.