Weekly Update: How COVID-19 Is Affecting Brownsville-East New York Nursing Homes

BROWNSVILLE-EAST NEW YORK, NY — 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 Brownsville-East New York 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 Brownsville-East New York 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.

ATRIUM CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING
630 E 104TH STREET, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 12 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death among 302 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 119 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 7 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 60 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BROOKLYN GARDENS NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
835 HERKIMER STREET, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 4 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 199 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 32 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 5 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 76 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BROOKLYN QUEENS NURSING HOME
2,749 LINDEN BLVD, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 136 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 0 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 53 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BROOKLYN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HOME
1,485 DUMONT AVENUE, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 104 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 65 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 23 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BUSHWICK CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE
50 SHEFFIELD AVENUE, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 222 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 1 confirmed COVID-19 case among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 44 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

FOUR SEASONS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
1,555 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 219 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4 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 44 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LINDEN CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION
2,237 LINDEN BOULEVARD, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 239 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 28 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 63 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

SCHULMAN AND SCHACHNE INST FOR NURSING & REHAB
555 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 344 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 111 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 24 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 138 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

SPRING CREEK REHABILITATION & NURSING CARE CENTER
660 LOUISIANA AVE, BROOKLYN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 156 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 3 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 33 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.