Long Term Care COVID-19 Deaths – Six Things To Know from CMS Data

By Clive Riddle, June 5, 2020

Diving into the new CMS COVID-19 Dataset on Medicare and Medicaid Long Term Care Facilities, here are six things to know from the data reported through May 31^st, 2020:

1. 0.4% of the reporting facilities - the top 50 facilities by cumulative COVID-19 deaths – represent  22.6% of the COVID-19 deaths reported.

2. The top 1% of the reporting facilities– represent 35.5% of the COVID-19 deaths reported.

3. Cumulative COVID-19 Deaths reported in the dataset represent 40.4% of total deaths at those facilities. However, there may be issues with the total deaths reported in the dataset, as the COVID-19 deaths exceeded the total deaths reported in 12 of the top 50 facilities by COVID-19 alone.

4. Here is a listing of the top 20 facilities by cumulative COVID-19 deaths:

• ·         Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center, Paramus, NJ (753)
• ·         Family Of Caring Healthcare At Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ (517)
• ·         Advanced Subacute Rehabilitation Center At Sewell, Sewell, NJ (396)
• ·         Southern Pointe Living Center, Colbert, OK (339)
• ·         Complete Care At Summit Ridge, West Orange, NJ (311)
• ·         Blaire House Of Tewksbury, Tewksbury, MA (282)
• ·         Pleasant View Nsg Home, Mount Airy, MD (253)
• ·         Durand Senior Care And Rehab Center, L L C, Durand, MI (243)
• ·         Martha T Berry Mcf, Mount Clemens, MI (214)
• ·         Advantage Living Center - Samaritan, Detroit, MI (163)
• ·         Avanti Wellness & Rehab, Niles, IL (158)
• ·         Parkhouse Rehabilitation And Nursing Center, Royersford, PA (149)
• ·         Orchard View Manor, East Providence, RI (133)
• ·         Sunset Home, Quincy, IL (123)
• ·         Bickford Health Care Center, Windsor Locks, CT (123)
• ·         Neshaminy Manor Home, Warrington, PA (119)
• ·         Park Ridge Nursing Home, Rochester, NY (119)
• ·         Crystal Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center, Greenwood, MS (118)
• ·         Saint Mary'S Villa Nursing Hom, Moscow, PA (114)
• ·         Knolls West Post Acute Llc, Victorville, CA (106)
• ·         Sunset Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center, Venice, FL (103)

5. CMS provides this map of COVID-19 Deaths by State:

6. CMS also provides this chart of Deaths per 1,000 Residents by State, with New Jersey at 178.3, followed by Massachusetts at 120.6 and Connecticut at 115.3. The national average is 30.2: