Weekly Update: How Coronavirus Is Affecting Spokane Area Nursing Homes

SPOKANE, WA — 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 Spokane 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 Spokane 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.

ALDERWOOD MANOR
3600 EAST HARTSON AVENUE, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 49 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 10 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 45 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

AVALON CARE CENTER AT NORTHPOINTE
9827 NORTH NEVADA, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 90 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 83 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16 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 53 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

FRANKLIN HILLS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
6021 NORTH LIDGERWOOD, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death among 48 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 74 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 33 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES-SPO
NORTH 6025 ASSEMBLY, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 65 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 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 30 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

NORTH CENTRAL CARE CENTER
N 1812 WALL STREET, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 60 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 69 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 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 39 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH CARE CENTER
17 EAST 8TH AVENUE, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 78 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case 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 26 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

REGENCY AT NORTHPOINTE
1224 EAST WESTVIEW COURT, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 80 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 12 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 49 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ROCKWOOD AT HAWTHORNE
101 EAST HAWTHORNE ROAD, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 8 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 11 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ROCKWOOD SOUTH HILL
EAST 2903 25TH AVENUE, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 26 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4 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 22 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ROYAL PARK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
7411 NORTH NEVADA, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 111 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 108 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 47 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 61 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

SPOKANE VETERANS HOME
222 EAST FIFTH, SPOKANE

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 86 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 31 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 39 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

TOUCHMARK ON SOUTH HILL NURSING
2929 SOUTH WATERFORD DRIVE, SPOKANE

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 was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case 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 6 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.