Weekly Update: How Coronavirus Is Affecting Denver Nursing Homes

DENVER, CO — The coronavirus pandemic has devastated nursing homes across the U.S., with thousands of cases and deaths among residents reported weekly. However, nursing home resident cases in recent weeks have been on a sharp decline.

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been tracking the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including some in the Denver area.

CMS reported around 9,900 nursing home resident COVID-19 cases nationwide during the week ending Jan. 31. Its data shows weekly recorded cases are down more than two-thirds since the peak in mid-December.

There have been more than 624,000 coronavirus cases among nursing home residents and 125,000 deaths since the pandemic began, according to CMS. More than a quarter of all U.S. deaths are among nursing home residents.

Nursing home staff members have also been heavily affected by the pandemic, with 536,000 recorded staff cases and nearly 1,500 deaths.

The federal government has prioritized long-term care residents and staff for the coronavirus vaccine in an effort to stem cases and deaths. Nearly 4 million residents and staff in long-term care facilities have been vaccinated as of Feb. 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some notes on the CMS data: CMS has authority over nursing homes but not over other senior living facilities such as assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Only nursing homes that pass the agency's data quality check are included. CMS also notes that its data could differ from state reports, owing to different counting methods, and in some cases it omits information on cases and deaths before May 17, when reporting became mandatory.

Below are the figures for nursing homes in the Denver area.

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Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The local nursing homes included in the list are limited to those included in the government data. Please report any errors or other feedback to content@patch.com.

AMBERWOOD COURT REHABILITATION AND CARE COMMUNITY
4,686 E ASBURY CIR, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 73 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 4 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

AUTUMN HEIGHTS HEALTH CARE CENTER
3,131 S FEDERAL BLVD, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 73 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 60 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 32 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 1 confirmed COVID-19 case among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 62 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BERKLEY MANOR CARE CENTER
735 S LOCUST ST, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 57 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 20 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 20 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BRIARWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER
1,440 VINE ST, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 70 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 23 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 33 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BROOKSHIRE HOUSE REHABILITATION AND CARE COMMUNITY
4,660 E ASBURY CIR, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 56 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 5 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 16 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CENTER AT LOWRY, LLC
8,550 E LOWRY BLVD, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 43 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 15 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 24 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CHERRY CREEK NURSING CENTER
14,699 E HAMPDEN AVE, AURORA

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 151 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 19 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 28 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

DENVER NORTH CARE CENTER
2,201 N DOWNING ST, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 71 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 8 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 3 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

FOREST STREET COMPASSIONATE CARE CENTER
3,345 FOREST ST, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 47 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There has been 1 confirmed case and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

HALLMARK NURSING CENTER
3,701 W RADCLIFF AVE, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 90 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 53 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 40 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

HIGHLINE REHABILITATION AND CARE COMMUNITY
6,060 E ILIFF AVE, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 107 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 6 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

HOLLY HEIGHTS CARE CENTER
6,000 E ILIFF AVE, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 96 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 37 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 25 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

IRONDALE POST ACUTE
7,150 POPLAR ST, COMMERCE CITY

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 78 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 1 related death reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 6 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

JEWELL CARE CENTER OF DENVER
4,450 EAST JEWELL AVE, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 82 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 46 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 20 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

JUNIPER VILLAGE - THE SPEARLY CENTER
2,205 W 29TH AVE, DENVER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 123 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 18 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 25 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

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