Here’s How Coronavirus Is Affecting Des Moines Nursing Homes

DES MOINES, IA — 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 the decline.

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

CMS reported around 15,000 nursing home resident COVID-19 cases nationwide during the week of Jan. 18-24. Its data shows recorded cases are down more than 50 percent since the peak in mid-December.

There have been more than 611,000 coronavirus cases among nursing home residents and 121,000 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 525,000 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. More than 3.1 million residents and staff in long-term care facilities have been vaccinated as of Feb. 1, 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 Des Moines 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.

KAREN ACRES CARE CENTER
3,605 ELM DRIVE, URBANDALE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 27 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 28 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 15 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

NORWALK NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
921 SUNSET DRIVE, NORWALK

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 35 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 12 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 19 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CARLISLE CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND REHAB
680 COLE STREET, CARLISLE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 43 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 41 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 11 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 31 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

IOWA JEWISH SENIOR LIFE CENTER
900 POLK BOULEVARD, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 43 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 43 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CALVIN COMMUNITY
4,210 HICKMAN ROAD, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 47 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 36 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 13 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 1 confirmed COVID-19 case among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 50 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

AZRIA HEALTH PARK PLACE
2,401 EAST EIGHTH STREET, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 49 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 26 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

WESLEY ACRES
3,520 GRAND AVENUE, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 55 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 41 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 40 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

FLEUR HEIGHTS CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND REHAB
4,911 SW 19TH STREET, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 62 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 44 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 43 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

VALLEY VIEW VILLAGE
2,571 GUTHRIE AVENUE, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 65 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 22 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

REHABILITATION CENTER OF DES MOINES
701 RIVERVIEW, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 66 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 27 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 15 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

REGENCY CARE CENTER
815 HIGH ROAD, NORWALK

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 75 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 10 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PARKRIDGE SPECIALTY CARE
5,800 NE 12TH AVENUE, PLEASANT HILL

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 7 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 77 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 78 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 27 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

UNIVERSITY PARK NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
233 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 88 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 92 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 27 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

URBANDALE HEALTH CARE CENTER
4,614 NW 84TH STREET, URBANDALE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 96 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• 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. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 17 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

TRINITY CENTER AT LUTHER PARK
1,555 HULL AVENUE, DES MOINES

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 102 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 46 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 32 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.