Here’s How Coronavirus Is Affecting Northampton Nursing Homes

NORTHAMPTON, 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 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 Northampton.

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 Northampton 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.

MASONIC VILLAGE AT WARMINSTER
850 NORRISTOWN ROAD, WARMINSTER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 26 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7 related deaths 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 21 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CHRIST'S HOME RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
1 SHEPHERD'S WAY SUITE 100, WARMINSTER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 32 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 22 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 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 32 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PICKERING MANOR HOME
226 NORTH LINCOLN AVE, NEWTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 32 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 15 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PENNSWOOD VILLAGE
ROUTE 413, NEWTOWN

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 35 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 11 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5 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 20 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

HOLLAND CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING
280 MIDDLE HOLLAND ROAD, HOLLAND

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 42 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 46 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16 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 19 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ANN'S CHOICE
16,000 ANN'S CHOICE WAY, WARMINSTER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 61 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 11 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 17 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

WILLOWBROOKE COURT-SOUTHAMPTON
238 STREET ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON

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 45 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14 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 43 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

RICHBORO REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER
253 TWINING FORD ROAD, RICHBORO

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 75 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 46 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 11 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 23 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

MAJESTIC OAKS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
333 NEWTOWN ROAD, WARMINSTER

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 123 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 65 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 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.