Fifty-three nursing homes in Kentucky account for at least 650 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 71 deaths (as of Monday).
With concerns rising that Grayson Nursing & Rehabilitation could become a Grayson County COVID-19 “hot-spot,” numbers provided by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services indicate several nursing homes around Kentucky are suffering from dozens of coronavirus cases and multiple deaths.
The respiratory illness quickly spread through Ridgewood Terrace in Hopkins County and Treyton Oak Towers in Louisville, killing a total of 21 people at those facilities, according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Fourteen other long-term care facilities in the state have had at least one COVID-19-related death.
River’s Edge Nursing and Rehabilitation in Jefferson County has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases among residents and staff with 66 residents testing positive (four deaths) along with 13 staff members.
Ridgewood Terrace has the second most cases in the state with 56 residents (10 deaths) and 10 staff members testing positive for the virus; Mills Manor Health and Rehabilitation in Graves County has 46 coronavirus cases among residents (eight deaths) with 23 positive employees; and Signature Manor in Adair County has 42 positive residents (two deaths) and 13 COVID-19 positive staff (the only nursing home staff death).
Treyton Oak Towers has 35 positive residents (11 deaths) and 13 positive staff members, while Rosedale Green, in Kenton County, has 34 infected residents (eight deaths) and eight COVID-19 cases among its employees.
Nearby Morgantown Care and Rehabilitation Center reports 30 residents (four deaths) and 28 staff members have tested positive for the virus.
To date, five Grayson Nursing & Rehabilitation residents have tested positive for COVID-19 while seven staff members have tested positive.
Around the state, 454 nursing home residents have tested positive along with 196 employees.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
