Here’s How Coronavirus Is Affecting Roanoke Nursing Homes

ROANOKE, VA — 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 Roanoke.

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 Roanoke 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.

BRANDON OAKS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
3,837 BRANDON AVENUE, ROANOKE

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 36 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8 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 31 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY
650 NORTH JEFFERSON STREET, ROANOKE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 53 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 51 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 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 46 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ACCORDIUS HEALTH AT ROANOKE
324 KING GEORGE AVE SW, ROANOKE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 55 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 43 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 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 77 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

PHEASANT RIDGE NURSING & REHAB CENTER
4,355 PHEASANT RIDGE ROAD, SW, ROANOKE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 76 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 89 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 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 34 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

SOUTH ROANOKE NURSING HOME
3,823 FRANKLIN RD, SW, ROANOKE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 86 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 53 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 41 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

SPRINGTREE HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER
3,433 SPRINGTREE DRIVE, ROANOKE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 93 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 8 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 9 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

FRIENDSHIP HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER - SOUTH
5,647 STARKEY ROAD, CAVE SPRING

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 101 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 29 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 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 34 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

RALEIGH COURT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
1,527 GRANDIN ROAD SOUTHWEST, ROANOKE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 104 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 105 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 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 67 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

VIRGINIA VETERANS CARE CENTER
4,550 SHENANDOAH AVE N W, ROANOKE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 4 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death among 114 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 153 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 8 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 112 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

FRIENDSHIP HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER
327 HERSHBERGER RD NW, ROANOKE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 163 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 109 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29 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 72 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.