How Coronavirus Is Affecting Lakewood Area Nursing Homes: Weekly Update

LAKEWOOD, CO — 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood 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.

ALLISON CARE CENTER
1660 ALLISON ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 54 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 37 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 21 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

BETHANY NURSING & REHAB CENTER
5301 W FIRST AVE, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 115 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 54 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 35 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 25 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CAMBRIDGE CARE CENTER
1685 EATON ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 68 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 35 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 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 26 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

CEDARS HEALTHCARE CENTER
1599 INGALLS ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 75 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 36 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 39 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

HARMONY POINTE NURSING CENTER
1655 YARROW ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 98 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 6 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 29 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LAKEWOOD VILLA
1625 SIMMS ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 46 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 44 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 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.

MAPLETON CARE CENTER
115 INGALLS ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 55 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 14 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8 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 16 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

MONTAGE RIDGE
12791 W ALAMEDA PKWY, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 13 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 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 8 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

POWERBACK REHABILITATION LAKEWOOD
7395 W EASTMAN PL, LAKEWOOD

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 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 37 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 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

SIERRA REHABILITATION AND CARE COMMUNITY
1432 DEPEW ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 83 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 19 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 56 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

VILLA MANOR CARE CENTER
7950 W MISSISSIPPI AVE, LAKEWOOD

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 75 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 26 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 71 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

WESTERN HILLS HEALTH CARE CENTER
1625 CARR ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 71 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 75 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 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 46 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

WESTLAKE CARE COMMUNITY
1655 EATON ST, LAKEWOOD

Residents

• Week of Feb. 1-7: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 50 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Feb. 7.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 35 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 26 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

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