Coronavirus In Monmouth County Nursing Homes: Cases, Deaths

Of the 230 people who died of COVID-19 in Monmouth County so far to date, 135 of those — or 58 percent —have occurred at long-term care facilities or nursing homes.

The death rate for coronavirus inside nursing homes is also seven times higher than in the regular population: In Monmouth County, the coronavirus death rate is about 2 percent. In Monmouth County nursing homes, however, it is 14 percent.

This is according to the latest data released by the state Department of Health this week. Also this week, for the first time ever, the state Department of Health released the names of all the nursing homes in New Jersey that have COVID-19 cases, and the number of deaths that have taken place in each home.

In Monmouth County, 43 nursing homes have outbreaks. The full list is below.

As of April 21, 4,787 people total tested positive for coronavirus in Monmouth County, and there have been 95 deaths outside of nursing homes, a 1.9 percent death rate. In nursing homes, there have been 913 cases and 135 deaths, a 14 percent death rate.

"This is one area we knew would be a problem and we dedicated resources from the start," Dan Regenye, public health coordinator for the Ocean County Health Department, told the Toms River Patch. "They're just such a fragile, high-risk population."

Some facilities are reporting very high numbers: CareOne on Rt. 34 in Holmdel for example, currently has 57 confirmed cases and recorded 16 deaths. Bayshore Healthcare Center in Holmdel has 94 confirmed cases and 11 deaths. And Wedgewood Gardens in Freehold has 64 confirmed cases and 12 deaths.

The state of New Jersey has been pressuring the owners and managers of long-term care facilities to make their COVID-19 cases publicly known, Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Monday.

According to a Monmouth County spokeswoman, the inspection of long-term care facilities is currently the responsibility of the state.

However in Camden County, local government has taken a very different tactic: County officials saying they are "horrified" by the loss of life at nursing homes, so much so that Camden County officials have taken over random inspections of these homes from state officials, according to the Gloucester Township Patch.

As of Monday, April 20, the following is a list of all the nursing homes in Monmouth County that have reported COVID-19 cases, the number of confirmed cases in each nursing home and the number of COVID-19 deaths: (Cases include patients and employees who have tested positive.)

• Allaire Rehab and Nursing in Freehold: 20 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• The Chelsea at Shrewsbury: 15 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Hackensack Meridian Health Nursing & Rehab Manor by the Sea in Ocean Grove: 13 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Brandywine Living at Governor's Crossing in Englishtown: 6 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Preferred Care at Wall: 4 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Coral Harbor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Neptune City: 3 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Hackensack Meridian Health at Shrewsbury: 2 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Gateway Care Center Eatontown: 2 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Wellington Estate Assisted Living in Wall: 2 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Imperial Healthcare in Neptune: 2 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Laurel Bay Health and Rehab Center in Keansburg: 2 confirmed cases, 0 deaths
• Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls: 1 confirmed case, 0 deaths
• Allegria at Ocean Grove: 1 confirmed case, 0 deaths
• Monmouth Care Center in Long Branch: 20 confirmed cases, 1 death
• Arnold Walter Nursing & Rehab in Hazlet: 17 confirmed cases, 1 death
• Millennium Memory Care of at Matawan: 16 confirmed cases, 1 death
• Atrium Senior Living of Matawan: 12 confirmed cases, 1 death
• Jersey Shore Center in Eatontown: 8 confirmed cases, 1 death
• Crossing Assisted Living in Freehold: 5 confirmed cases, 1 death
• Anchor Care Nursing and Rehab, Hazlet: 3 confirmed cases, 1 death
• Bayside Manor Assisted Living in Keansburg: 1 confirmed case, 1 death
• Wardell Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Tinton Falls: 20 confirmed cases, 2 deaths
• Applewood Retirement Facility in Freehold: 14 confirmed cases, 2 deaths
• Arbor Terrace of Shrewbury: 12 confirmed cases, 2 deaths
• The Chelsea at Manalapan: 9 confirmed cases, 2 deaths
• The Jewish Home for Rehab and Nursing in Freehold: 21 confirmed cases, 3 deaths
• The Chelsea at Tinton Falls: 13 confirmed cases, 3 deaths
• Brandywine Living at Howell: 12 confirmed cases, 3 deaths
• Hackensack Meridian at Red Bank: 39 confirmed cases, 4 deaths
• Mattison Crossing in Freehold: 35 confirmed cases, 4 deaths
• The Solana Marlboro By Chelsea Senior Living in Morganville: 29 confirmed cases, 4 deaths
• Sunrise Assisted Living of Marlboro: 13 confirmed cases, 4 deaths
• Sunrise Assisted Living - Wall: 12 confirmed cases, 4 deaths
• Atrium at Navesink Harbor Assisted Living Red Bank: 10 confirmed cases, 4 deaths
• Hackensack Meridian Health at Wall: 53 confirmed cases, 5 deaths
• Monmouth Atrium Post Acute at Matawan: 59 confirmed cases, 7 deaths
• CareOne at Wall: 44 confirmed cases, 7 deaths
• Kings Manor in Neptune: 28 confirmed cases, 8 deaths
• The Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Freehold: 79 confirmed cases, 10 deaths
• Pinebrook Care Center in Manalapan: 41 confirmed cases, 10 deaths
• Bayshore Healthcare Center in Holmdel: 94 confirmed cases, 11 deaths
• Wedgewood Gardens in Freehold: 64 confirmed cases, 12 deaths
• CareOne at Holmdel: 57 confirmed cases, 16 deaths

The list of facilities was provided by the state Department of Health; there may be discrepancies due to a delay in communications between the facilities and the state.