Weekly Update: How Coronavirus Is Affecting Northampton Area 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. The country has seen great improvement recently, however, with the fewest recorded weekly cases among nursing home residents since at least late May 2020.

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been tracking the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including some in the Northampton area.

CMS reported around 5,700 nursing home resident COVID-19 cases nationwide during the week of Feb. 1-7. Its data shows weekly recorded cases are down nearly 85 percent since the peak in mid-December.

There have been more than 631,000 coronavirus cases among nursing home residents and 127,000 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 542,000 recorded staff cases and more than 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. Around 4.3 million residents and staff in long-term care facilities have received at least one dose as of Feb. 18, 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.

ANN'S CHOICE
16000 ANN'S CHOICE WAY, WARMINSTER

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 61 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 17 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CHANDLER HALL HEALTH SERVICES
99 BARCLAY STREET, NEWTOWN

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 33 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 12 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 14 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 Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 28 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 34 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 Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 34 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 1 confirmed COVID-19 case among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 21 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 Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 121 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 36 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

MASONIC VILLAGE AT WARMINSTER
850 NORRISTOWN ROAD, WARMINSTER

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 37 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 15 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 21 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 Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 33 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 20 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 Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 31 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 1 confirmed COVID-19 case among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 16 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 Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 76 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 23 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

WILLOWBROOKE COURT-SOUTHAMPTON
238 STREET ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 69 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• 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 Feb. 1-7: This nursing home reported 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: There have been 43 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.