Estimated percentage* of residents† and staff members§ at skilled nursing facilities¶ enrolled in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program who received ≥1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine — United States, December 18, 2020–January 17, 2021
Abbreviations: CMS = Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.
* Vaccination coverage >100% (not shown) was estimated for residents in 2,118 (18.5%) facilities and for staff members in 559 (4.8%) facilities. Estimated vaccination coverage in excess of 100% might reflect resident and staff member turnover, other variation in denominator estimates, or errors in reported vaccine administration data.
† n = 11,376 facilities. The number of residents eligible for vaccination was estimated using the mean of National Healthcare Safety Network weekly resident census counts for each facility during December 14, 2020–January 17, 2021.
§ n = 11,134 facilities. The number of staff members eligible for vaccination was estimated using CMS Payroll-Based Journal counts of unique staff members for each facility during July–September (Quarter 3) 2020. Vaccination estimates reflect staff members vaccinated through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program; additional staff members might have been vaccinated through other programs.
¶ Includes facilities with a unique, valid CMS Certification Number and with at least one on-site clinic conducted through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program during December 18, 2020–January 17, 2021.