Weekly Update: How Coronavirus Is Affecting Lower Macungie Nursing Homes

LOWER MACUNGIE, PA — 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 Lower Macungie 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 Lower Macungie 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.

CEDARBROOK SENIOR CARE AND REHABILITATION
350 S. CEDARBROOK ROAD, ALLENTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 11 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 related deaths among 502 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 365 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 107 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 270 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

GOOD SHEPHERD HOME RAKER CENTER
601 ST JOHN STREET, ALLENTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 98 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 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 22 confirmed cases and 2 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LEHIGH CENTER
1,718 SPRING CREEK ROAD, MACUNGIE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 111 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 78 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 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 52 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LUTHER CREST NURSING FACILITY
800 HAUSMAN ROAD, ALLENTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 7 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 52 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 6 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 4 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.

MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES-ALLENTOWN
1,265 SOUTH CEDAR CREST BLVD, ALLENTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death among 112 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8 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.

MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES-WEST ALLEN
535 NORTH 17TH STREET, ALLENTOWN

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 96 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29 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 50 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

MOSSER NURSING HOME
1,175 MOSSER ROAD, TREXLERTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 42 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 5 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 13 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PHOEBE ALLENTOWN HEALTH CARE CENTER
1,925 TURNER STREET, ALLENTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 5 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5 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 85 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 42 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 25-31: This nursing home reported 4 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: There have been 136 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

WESTMINSTER VILLAGE
803 NORTH WAHNETA ST, ALLENTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 25-31: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 87 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 31.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 79 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 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 62 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.