10 assisted living homes in ocean county with the largest coronavirus outbreaks

10 Assisted Living Homes in Ocean County with the Largest Coronavirus Outbreaks

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April 22, 2020

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health has issued figures detailing the rate of coronavirus deaths and infections in New Jersey’s senior citizen and long term care facilities.

Deaths Include COVID-positive deaths, deaths in persons with pending test results, and respiratory illness deaths for which COVID testing was not performed. The cases reported in this table are self-reported by facilities at a point in time and may not reflect real-time data. Case numbers are constantly changing and subject to updates, according to the state.

The level of care and infection clusters in New Jersey’s assisted living facilities became national news after dead bodies of infected patients were being stored across the facility.

The next day, gruesome details at the Andover facility emerged.

Now, the New Jersey Department of Health is providing daily numbers from assisted living facilities across the state.

Here’s the top 10 in Ocean County

Facility  Cases/Deaths

Crystal Lake Rehabilitation & Healthcare, Berkeley Center  73/9
Hampton Ridge Healthcare and Rehab 61/2
Health South Rehab, Toms River 54/3
Leisure Chateau Care and Rehab Center, Lakewood 51/7
Meridian Nursing and Rehab, Brick 48/6
Aristacare at Manchester, Manchester 45/1
Complete Care at Shorrock Gardens, Brick  36/6
Southern Ocean Center, Stafford 33/2
Willow Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Brick 33/2
Leisure Park Health Center, Lakewood 25/3

Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Unsplash

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