Morris Co. Nursing Home Death Toll Rising In Coronavirus Crisis

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - The latest update from state officials breaking down the impact of the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic in nursing home and long-term care facilities has shown an increase in infections and a rising death toll in Morris County.

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The state has a dashboard set up that tracks the number of cases statewide, including how many cases and fatalities involve long-term care facilities. The 1,179 cases are spread among the 41 impacted facilities. Last week, only 26 long-term care facilities had reported infections. There have been 272 deaths at these facilities as reported by the New Jersey Department of Health on Monday. Last week the report had 156.

The largest outbreak in Morris County remains at the Lincoln Park Care Center. The report shows 163 cases, up from 116es were logged there and out of those there were 48 deaths, up from 29. According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services records, the Lincoln Park Care Center carries an overall four star above average rating. The facility holds an average health inspection rating with lower citations than the New Jersey average and an average staffing rating. Their quality measures rating earned top marks with five stars. They were last fined $8,297 in March of 2019.

Here are the facilities in Morris County that have patients positive for the coronavirus, followed by the deaths that have happened at those facilities. The list of facilities was provided by the state Department of Health; there may be discrepancies due to a delay in communications between the facilities and the state:

• Brookdale Florham Park Florham Park Boro, 8, 0
• Merry Heart Nursing Home Roxbury Twp, 9, 0
• Spring Hills of Morristown Morristown, 3,0
• Garden Terrace Nursing Home Chatham Boro, 7, 0
• The Oaks at Denville Denville, 4, 0
• CareOne at Morris Assisted Living Parsippany, 6, 0
• The Oaks at Denville Denville, 17, 1
• Sunrise of Madison Madison Boro, 13, 1
• Sunrise Assisted Living of Morris Plains Morris Plains, 3, 1
• Heath Village Hackettstown, 28, 2
• Cedar Crest Senior Living Community Pequannock, 11, 2
• Sunrise of Randolph Randolph, 7, 2
• Arbor Terrace Morris Plain Morris Plains, 11, 2
• Bentley Commons at Paragon Village Hackettstown, 10, 3
• Pine Acres Healthcare and Rehab/Convalescent Center Madison Boro, 42, 3
• Country Home Parsippany-Troy Hills, 4, 3
• Troy Hills Center Parsippany-Troy Hills, 26, 4
• Fox Trail Memory Care Living Montville Montville, 12, 4
• Fox Trail Memory Care Living Chester Chester Twp, 10, 4
• Arden Courts of Whippany Hanover Twp, 9, 4
• Victoria Mews Assisted Living Boonton Twp, 52, 4
• The Villa at Florham Park Pequannock, 12, 5
• Juniper Village at Chatham Chatham Twp, 51, 6
• Mt. Arlington Senior Living Mt Arlington Boro, 20, 6
• Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens Pompton Plains, 26, 6
• Weston Assisted Living Residence Hanover Twp, 15, 7
• Regency Grande Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Dover, 30, 7
• Boonton Care Center Boonton Twp, 11, 7
• Brightview Randolph LLC Randolph, 24, 8
• Morristown Post Acute Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Morristown, 65, 10
• Morris View Healthcare Center Morris Twp, 54, 11
• Lincoln Park Renaissance and Villas at JDT Lincoln Park, 20, 11
• Holly Manor Center Mendham Boro, 56, 13
• Chatham Hills Subacute Care Center Chatham Twp, 51, 13
• New Jersey Firemen's Home Boonton Town, 38, 14
• CareOne at Madison Avenue Morristown, 74, 15
• Brighton Gardens of Florham Park Florham Park Boro, 56, 21
• CareOne at Morris Parsippany-Troy Hills, 105, 24
• Lincoln Park Care Center Lincoln Park, 163, 48

Statewide, 18,045 cases of the coronavirus have been identified at 489 long-term care facilities. There have been 3,247 deaths at these facilities, with the most egregious case documented at the Andover Subacute & Rehab Center Two, where police removed 17 bodies from the facility last week. Read more here:'Makeshift Morgue' Nursing Home In NJ Had Violations, Complaints

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