How Coronavirus Is Affecting Gwinnett Area Nursing Homes: Weekly Update

GWINNETT, GA — The coronavirus pandemic has devastated nursing homes across the U.S., with thousands of cases and deaths among residents reported weekly. The country has seen great improvement recently, however, with the fewest recorded weekly cases among nursing home residents since at least late May 2020.

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

CMS reported around 5,700 nursing home resident COVID-19 cases nationwide during the week of Feb. 1-7. Its data shows weekly recorded cases are down nearly 85 percent since the peak in mid-December.

There have been more than 631,000 coronavirus cases among nursing home residents and 127,000 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 542,000 recorded staff cases and more than 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. Around 4.3 million residents and staff in long-term care facilities have received at least one dose as of Feb. 18, 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 Gwinnett 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.

BRIARWOOD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
3888 LAVISTA ROAD, TUCKER

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 80 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 63 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 29 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CAMBRIDGE POST ACUTE CARE CENTER
2020 MCGEE ROAD, SNELLVILLE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 1 related death among 104 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 78 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 26 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

DELMAR GARDENS OF GWINNETT
3100 CLUB DRIVE, LAWRENCEVILLE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 5 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 49 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 27 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 1 confirmed COVID-19 case among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 16 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

GRACE HEALTHCARE OF TUCKER
2165 IDLEWOOD ROAD, TUCKER

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 89 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 96 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 27 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LIFE CARE CENTER OF GWINNETT
3850 SAFEHAVEN DRIVE, LAWRENCEVILLE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 64 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 61 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 33 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LIFE CARE CTR OF LAWRENCEVILLE
210 COLLINS INDUSTRIAL WAY, LAWRENCEVILLE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 64 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 40 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 34 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

MEADOWBROOK HEALTH AND REHAB
4608 LAWRENCEVILLE HIGHWAY, TUCKER

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 100 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 8 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

NORTHSIDE GWINNETT EXTENDED CARE CENTER
650 PROFESSIONAL DRIVE, LAWRENCEVILLE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 37 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 26 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PARKSIDE POST ACUTE AND REHABILITATION
3000 LENORA CHURCH DRIVE, SNELLVILLE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 162 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 90 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 49 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PEBBLEBROOK HEALTH CENTER AT PARK SPRINGS
5610 NEW BERMUDA ROAD, STONE MOUNTAIN

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 36 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 15 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 9 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PRUITTHEALTH - LANIER
2451 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, BUFORD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 56 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 35 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 21 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PRUITTHEALTH - LILBURN
788 INDIAN TRAIL ROAD, LILBURN

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 98 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 101 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 21 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 58 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

SALUDE - THE ART OF RECOVERY
601 NORTHOLT PARKWAY, SUWANEE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 60 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 7 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 25 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.