Less Than 2 Percent At Paulding Nursing Homes Have COVID-19

DALLAS, GA — As the number of COVID-19 cases in Georgia nursing homes continues to soar, Paulding County can take comfort in knowing it’s not happening here.

According to statistics released Friday by the Georgia Department of Public Health, less than 2 percent of the 254 residents at three Paulding facilities have tested positive for the coronavirus. Only one has died.

That’s much better than the statewide average of about 19 percent positive. So far, 962 residents of Georgia nursing homes or personal-care facilities have died of COVID-19.

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The facilities in Paulding County are:

• WellStar Paulding Nursing Center, Dallas — 158 residents, three residents positive, no deaths, seven employees positive
• The Lodge at Aspen Village, Dallas — 68 residents, one resident positive, one death, no employees positive
• The Overlook at Cedarcrest, Acworth — 28 residents, no resident positives, no deaths, one employee positive

Of 392 facilities reporting to Georgia’s health department, WellStar Paulding ranked 178th, the Lodge at Aspen Village ranked 227th, and the Overlook at Cedarcrest ranked 377th.

Those numbers could be much worse. At Westbury Medical Care and Rehab in Jackson, all 120 residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 31 — about one in four — have died from it. Closer to home, 83 percent of residents at Powder Springs Traditional Care and Rehab have tested positive, and 16 have died.

As of 1 p.m. Monday, Paulding County reported 327 cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths overall. The county ranks 31st among 159 Georgia counties for number of COVID-19 cases.

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