By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
FARMINGTON, N.M. -- Coronavirus has claimed the lives of 79 people at two nursing homes in Farmington, as the virus spread at an alarming rate, infecting both residents and staff.
Even before the pandemic, New Mexico was tied with Arkansas for the highest rate of serious deficiencies in nursing homes in the country, the type of deficiencies that lead to the rampant spread of infectious diseases.
At Life Care Center in Farmington, 48 people have died. More than half of the residents have contracted the virus, 88 people in the 144-bed facility. The virus has also surged through the staff, with 54 staff members testing positive.
At a second nursing home here, there were 31 deaths at Cedar Ridge Inn. More than half of the residents, 70 people, contracted the virus in the 101-bed facility The staff was also hard hit by the virus, with 47 staff members testing positive.
In Gallup, at the Red Rocks Care Center nursing home, 57 residents and 33 staff contracted the virus. Here, 19 people have died from the virus.
It is unknown how many Native Americans have died in these bordertown nursing homes from the virus. Farmington and Gallup are surrounded by the Navajo Nation, Jicarilla Apache, Pueblos and Ute in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.
New Mexico nursing homes have been cited previously for failed care, neglect and the type of health and safety violations that cause infectious diseases to spread rampantly.
"Even before the pandemic, nursing home inspectors documented a pattern of widespread and severe health and safety violations in New Mexico, tied with Arkansas for the highest rate of serious deficiencies in the country, according to a database compiled by the nonprofit investigative news organization ProPublica," states NM Political Report.
"Eighty-five percent of the state’s nursing homes failed to provide and implement an infection prevention and control program before the pandemic." Read more.
The daily deaths in McKinley County, where Gallup is located, increased on Tuesday.
Coronavirus claimed the lives of four people in McKinley County, including a woman in her 40s. The deaths reported on Tuesday from the virus in New Mexico reveal an increase.
McKinley County includes Gallup, portions of eastern Navajo Nation and Zuni Pueblo.
In southern New Mexico, in prisons and migrant jails, there are 886 cases of the virus in Otero County near the border.
On the Navajo Nation on Tuesday, there were 22 new cases, and three more deaths related to COVID-19.
The total number of deaths has reached 425. Approximately 6,437 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. In all, 74,045 people have been tested for COVID-19. The total number of positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 8,639.
The total number of deaths has reached 425. Approximately 6,437 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. In all, 74,045 people have been tested for COVID-19. The total number of positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 8,639.
On the Navajo Nation, the active number of cases is 2,202.
Below is the coronavirus data for New Mexico nursing homes and care facilities as of July 21, provided by the New Mexico Department of Health to Censored News.
# of COVID-19 patients in Nursing home/Assisted living facilities
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713
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# of COVID-19 employees in Nursing home/Assisted living facilities
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524
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# of patient deaths by facility
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218
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# of deaths in Health Care Workers at LTCs
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3
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Detailed List:
NF/ALF
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total positive detected so far in patients
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# of positive cases in staff
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# of COVID-19 related Deaths at facility
| |
Sandia Ridge Genesis
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NF
|
19
|
9
|
1
|
Life Care Farmington
|
NF
|
88
|
54
|
48
|
Camino Healthcare, ABQ
|
NF
|
40
|
17
|
4
|
Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque
|
NF
|
18
|
24
|
8
|
Beehive Homes 2, Farmington
|
ALF
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
Neighborhood in Rio Rancho, Health Care
|
NF
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
Cedar Ridge Inn, Farmington
|
NF
|
70
|
47
|
31
|
Red Rocks Care Center, Gallup
|
NF
|
57
|
33
|
19
|
Taos Living Center, Taos
|
NF
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites
|
NF
|
32
|
14
|
2
|
Retirement Ranches-Clovis
|
NF
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Avamere at Fiesta Park, Albuquerque
|
NF
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
Casa de Oro Center, Las Cruces
|
NF
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Casa Del Sol Center, Las Cruces
|
NF
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Village at Northrise, Las Cruces
|
NF
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
Bear Canyon
|
NF
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
Good Samaritan, Grants
|
NF
|
13
|
14
|
8
|
Mission Arch Center (Roswell)
|
NF
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
Princeton Place
|
NF
|
44
|
24
|
5
|
Casa Real Genesis, Santa Fe
|
NF
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
Blue Horizon Assisted Living, Las Cruces
|
ALF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Good Samaritan, Las Cruces
|
NF
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
The Rio Las Estancias
|
NF
|
20
|
17
|
1
|
Sombrillo Nursing & Rehabilitation, Los Alamos
|
NF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Las Cruces
|
NF
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation, Hobbs
|
NF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Brookdale Senior Living, Juan Tabo
|
ALF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Cranes Roost Assited Living, Aztec
|
ALF
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Adobe Assisted Living, Las Cruces
|
ALF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Genesis Rio Rancho Center
|
NF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center, Bloomfield
|
NF
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Welbrook Senior Living, Las Cruces
|
ALF
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Sierra Healthcare Center, TorC
|
NF
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Aristocrat Assisted Living, Alamogordo
|
ALF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
NM State Veterans Home, TorC
|
NF
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
White Sands Healthcare, Hobbs
|
NF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
El Castillo, Santa Fe
|
0
|
1
|
0
| |
North Ridge Care Center, Albuquerque
|
NF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
The Montebello on Academy, Albuquerque
|
2
|
0
|
0
| |
Retreat Healthcare, Rio Rancho
|
ALF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Good Life Senior Living, Carlsbad
|
ALF
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Sunset Villa Nursing home, Roswell
|
NF
|
0
|
1
|
0
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