Weekly Update: How COVID-19 Is Affecting Akron Nursing Homes

AKRON, OH — 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 Akron 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 Akron 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.

AKRON HEALTHCARE
1,211 W MARKET ST, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 72 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 33 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 related deaths 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 31 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ARBORS AT FAIRLAWN THE
575 S CLEVELAND MASSILLON ROAD, FAIRLAWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 51 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 62 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 related deaths 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 43 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BATH CREEK ESTATES
186 WEST BATH ROAD, CUYAHOGA FALLS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 70 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 60 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 related deaths 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 27 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BATH MANOR SPECIAL CARE CENTRE
2,330 SMITH ROAD, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 105 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 71 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 related deaths 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 53 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CONTINUING HEALTHCARE OF CUYAHOGA FALLS
300 EAST BATH ROAD, CUYAHOGA FALLS

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 90 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 89 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16 related deaths 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 31 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

DIVINE REHABILITATION AND NURSING AT CANAL POINTE
145 OLIVE ST, AKRON

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 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 related deaths 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 21 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

GREEN VILLAGE SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION LTD
708 MOORE ROAD, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 43 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 36 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7 related deaths 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 34 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

HICKORY RIDGE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
721 HICKORY ST, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death among 126 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 95 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 45 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

MERRIMAN OF AKRON, THE
209 MERRIMAN RD, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 28 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 58 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7 related deaths 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 42 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

OHIO LIVING ROCKYNOL
1,150 W MARKET ST, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 59 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 27 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 18 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PEBBLE CREEK
670 JARVIS RD, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 120 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 91 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29 related deaths 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 48 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ST LUKE LUTHERAN COMMUNITY-PORTAGE LAKES
615 LATHAM LN, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 26 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 35 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 29 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

TIMBERLAND RIDGE NURSING & REHABILITATION
3,558 RIDGEWOOD ROAD, FAIRLAWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 60 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 12 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 13 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

VILLAGE AT ST EDWARD NRSG CARE
3,131 SMITH RD, FAIRLAWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 69 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 29 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 36 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

WINDSONG NURSING & REHAB
120 BROOKMONT RD, AKRON

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 50 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 2 related deaths 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 16 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

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