Here’s How Coronavirus Is Affecting Wayne Nursing Homes

WAYNE, NJ — 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 Wayne.

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 Wayne 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.

CARE ONE AT WAYNE - SNF
493 BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD, WAYNE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 56 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 46 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6 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 22 confirmed cases and 1 death due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

REGENCY GARDENS NURSING CENTER
296 HAMBURG TURNPIKE, WAYNE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 92 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 20 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 related death 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 15 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ATRIUM POST ACUTE CARE OF WAYNEVIEW
2,020 ROUTE 23 NORTH, WAYNE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 95 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 77 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 22 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 47 confirmed cases and 3 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ARBOR RIDGE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER
261 TERHUNE DRIVE, WAYNE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 99 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 49 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6 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 13 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LAKEVIEW REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER
130 TERHUNE DRIVE, WAYNE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases 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 46 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 29 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

ATRIUM POST ACUTE CARE OF WAYNE
1,120 ALPS ROAD, WAYNE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 0 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 112 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 122 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 36 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 59 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.

LLANFAIR HOUSE CARE & REHABILITATION CENTER
1,140 BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD, WAYNE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There was 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 0 related deaths among 112 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 52 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 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.

PREAKNESS HEALTHCARE CENTER
305 OLDHAM ROAD, WAYNE

Residents

• Week of Jan. 18-24: There were 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 related deaths among 258 total residents at this nursing home during the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 13 related deaths reported among nursing home residents.

Staff members

• Week of Jan. 18-24: This nursing home reported 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its staff members in the week ending Jan. 24.
• Overall: There have been 102 confirmed cases and 0 deaths due to COVID-19 reported among staff members since the pandemic began.