Coronavirus

Two Kentucky nursing homes have had at least 10 COVID-19 deaths. These 53 have cases.

Two nursing homes in Kentucky have had at least 10 residents die after contracting COVID-19, according to a list provided by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services of the 53 nursing homes with coronavirus patients.

The respiratory disease has spread rapidly in Kentucky’s long-term care facilities, infecting 454 residents and 196 staff as of April 21. Seventy-one residents and one staffer have died as a result.

The two homes with at least 10 deaths are Rigewood Terrace in Hopkins County (10 dead, one suspect death) and Treyton Oak Towers in Jefferson County (11 dead). But they’re hardly alone. At least 14 nursing homes in Kentucky have had at least one resident die from the virus.

River’s Edge Nursing and Rehabilitation in Jefferson County has the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases among residents, with 66. Of those who have tested positive, four have died. An additional 13 staff members have tested positive.

It is followed by Ridgewood Terrace in Hopkins County (56 positive residents, 10 deaths), Mills Manor Health and Rehabilitation in Graves County (46 positive residents, 8 deaths) and Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor in Adair County (42 positive residents, 2 deaths). Summit Manor also has the state’s only death of a nursing home employee.

Here’s the list as of April 21:

Adair County

  • Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor — 42 positive residents; 2 resident deaths; 1 suspect resident death; 13 positive staff; 1 staff death

Boone County

  • Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital — 1 positive resident
  • Bridgepoint — 1 positive resident
  • Florence Park Nursing and Rehabilitation — 1 positive staff

Boyd County

  • Kingsbrook Lifecare Center — 1 positive staff

Boyle County

  • Charleston Healthcare Center — 1 positive staff

Butler County

  • Morgantown Care and Rehabilitation Center — 30 positive residents; 4 resident deaths; 28 positive staff

Campbell County

  • Coldspring Transitional Care Center — 15 positive residents; 4 resident deaths; 7 positive staff

Daviess County

  • Owensboro Center — 1 positive resident; 1 positive staff

Edmonson County

  • Edmonson Center — 1 positive resident

Fayette County

  • Lexington Country Place — 1 positive staff

Floyd County

  • Riverview Health Care Center — 1 positive staff

Grant County

  • Grant Manor — 3 positive residents

Graves County

  • Mills Manor Health and Rehabilitation — 46 positive residents; 8 resident deaths; 23 positive staff

Grayson County

  • Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — 4 positive residents; 1 resident death; 6 positive staff

Hardin County

  • Presbyterian Homes - Helmwood — 1 positive staff

Henderson County

  • Henderson Nursing and Rehabilitation — 3 positive residents; 4 positive staff

Hopkins County

  • Ridgewood Terrace Health Rehabilitation — 56 positive residents; 10 resident deaths; 1 suspect resident death; 10 positive staff
  • Hillside Villa — 1 positive resident

Jackson County

  • Signature Healthcare at Jackson Manor — 39 positive residents; 4 resident deaths; 20 positive staff

Jefferson County

  • Masonic Home of Louisville — 10 positive residents; 3 resident deaths; 8 positive staff
  • Treyton Oak Towers — 35 positive residents; 11 resident deaths; 13 positive staff
  • Nazareth Heights — 2 positive residents; 1 resident death; 1 positive staff
  • Park Terrace Health Campus — 1 positive resident; 1 resident death
  • Symphony at Oaklawn — 2 positive residents
  • Landmark at River City — 32 positive residents; 5 resident deaths; 7 positive staff
  • River’s Edge Nursing and Rehabilitation — 66 positive residents; 4 resident deaths; 13 positive staff
  • Nazareth Clifton — 1 positive staff
  • Heartsong Memory Care — 2 positive residents; 3 positive staff
  • Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation — 2 positive residents
  • Signature Healthcare of South Louisville — 1 positive staff
  • Wesley Manor Retirement Community — 1 positive staff
  • Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation — 1 positive resident
  • The Forum at Brookside — 2 positive residents
  • Louisville East Post Acute Care — 3 positive residents; 4 positive staff

Kenton County

  • Rosedale Green — 34 positive residents; 8 resident deaths; 1 suspect resident death; 8 positive staff
  • Madonna Manor — 1 positive resident; 1 positive staff
  • Baptist Village Care Center — 1 positive staff
  • Atria Summit Hills — 1 positive resident

Knox County

  • Signature Healthcare at Heritage Hall — 1 positive staff

Laurel County

  • Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation — 2 positive residents; 1 positive staff

Lawrence County

  • The Jordan Center — 1 positive staff

Lincoln County

  • Stanford Nursing and Rehabilitation — 1 positive resident; 1 resident death; 1 positive staff

Lyon County

  • River’s Bend Assisted Living — 7 positive residents; 1 resident death; 3 positive staff

Marion County

  • Loretto Mother House — 1 positive resident

McCracken County

  • Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — 2 positive staff

Nelson County

  • Windsor Gardens Assisted Living — 1 positive resident

Ohio County

  • Beaver Dam Nursing and Rehabilitation — 1 positive resident

Oldham County

  • Richwood Nursing and Rehabilitation — 1 positive resident

Pulaski County

  • Crestwood Care Center — 1 positive resident

Russell County

  • Fair Oaks — 2 positive residents; 2 positive staff

Warren County

  • The Haven Memory Care — 1 positive staff
  • Christian Care Communities — 1 positive staff

This story was originally published April 22, 2020 at 11:27 AM.

Daniel Desrochers
Lexington Herald-Leader
Daniel Desrochers has been the political reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader since 2016. He previously worked for the Charleston Gazette-Mail in Charleston, West Virginia. Support my work with a digital subscription
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