Here’s How Coronavirus Is Affecting New Orleans Nursing Homes

NEW ORLEANS, LA — 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 New Orleans.

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 New Orleans 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.

JOHN J HAINKEL JR HOME AND REHABILITATION CENTER
612 HENRY CLAY AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 50 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 5 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 5 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

COVENANT HOME
5919 MAGAZINE STREET, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 63 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• 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 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 2 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ST JUDE'S NURSING HOME
1,539 DELACHAISE ST., NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 74 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 2 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 8 confirmed cases and 4 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

GOOD SAMARITAN REHABILITATION AND NURSING CTR
4,021 CADILLAC STREET, NEW ORLEANS

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 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 56 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 114 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LAFON NURSING FACILITY OF THE HOLY FAMILY
6,900 CHEF MENTEUR HWY, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death among 91 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 23 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.

ST MARGARET'S DAUGHTERS HOME
3,525 BIENVILLE ST, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 93 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• 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 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 11 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

WILLOW WOOD AT WOLDENBERG VILLAGE
3,701 BEHRMAN PLACE, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 99 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 4 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 27 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

JO ELLEN SMITH CONVALESCENT CENTER
4,502 GENERAL MEYER AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 109 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 20 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 14 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

OUR LADY OF WISDOM HEALTH CARE CENTER
5,600 GENERAL DEGAULLE DR, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 112 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 24 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 3 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.

FERNCREST MANOR LIVING CENTER
14,500 HAYNES BLVD., NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4 related deaths among 130 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 26 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 36 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CHATEAU DE NOTRE DAME
2,832 BURDETTE STREET, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 140 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 29 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 13 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 36 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

MAISON ORLEANS HEALTHCARE OF NEW ORLEANS
1,420 GENERAL TAYLOR, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 5 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 150 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 52 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death 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 14 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

RIVER PALMS NURSING & REHAB, L L C
5,301 TULLIS DRIVE, NEW ORLEANS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 172 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 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 4 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.