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State rejects corrective plan from Maine nursing home at center of coronavirus outbreak investigation

State rejects corrective plan from Maine nursing home at center of coronavirus outbreak investigation

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A nursing home that is the site of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed seven people has submitted a corrective plan, but state authorities said Wednesday that it’s not enough.

The outbreak at Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center in Madison is connected to a larger outbreak at a northern Maine wedding and reception. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has said a staff member at the Madison facility failed a coronavirus screening questionnaire and was still allowed to work.

A department spokeswoman told the Morning Sentinel on Wednesday that the facility’s plan for correction “does not meet all of the requirements for approval.” The spokeswoman told the Sentinel that the state Division of Licensing and Certification is ”in communication with the facility to gather more information and support their submission of a revised plan.”

The outbreak at Maplecrest also sickened at least 39 people. North Country Associates, which oversees Maplecrest, did not respond to a request for comment from the Sentinel.

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