CMS Nursing Home Care Compare · Delaware
Nursing homes in Delaware
All 44 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Delaware — the safety record CMS publishes, in one place you can sort and search.
Before the brochure: look at staffing
The single best-evidenced predictor of safe care is not the marketing — it's nurse hours per resident per day (how much hands-on nursing time each resident actually gets). CMS measures it from payroll. Researchers and CMS point to about 4.1 total nurse hours/resident/day as a staffing-adequacy reference.
In Delaware, the median nursing home reports 4.01 hours/resident/day — and just 45% (20 of 44 that report staffing) meet the 4.1-hour reference. The catch a star rating hides: 6 Delaware homes rated 4–5★ overall staff below the 4.1-hour adequacy reference — they sit flagged understaffed for rating in the table below, which opens sorted by staffing, not stars.
CMS Special Focus facilities in Delaware (6)
RECORDED CMS places its most seriously and persistently underperforming homes on the Special Focus Facility program (or names them candidates). This is CMS's own designation — recorded here, not an Atlas verdict.
Every nursing home in Delaware
Opens sorted by nurse hours/resident/day (highest first) — the staffing measure, not the star. Click any column to re-sort. Nurse-hours cells are colored green ≥ 4.1 · grey ≥ 4.01 · red below median. understaffed for rating = 4–5★ but staffs below the 4.1-hour reference. ⚠ abuse = CMS abuse/neglect citation (a citation, not a conviction).
| Facility | Overall | Health insp. | Nurse hrs/day | RN hrs/day | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR CHILDREN NEWARK | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 11.54 | 3.68 | |
| DELAWARE HOSPITAL F/T CHRONICALLY ILL (DHCI) SMYRNA | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 9.91 | 2.55 | SFF |
| DELAWARE VETERANS HOME MILFORD | ★★★★☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 6.89 | 2.37 | ⚠ abuse stale |
| JEANNE JUGAN RESIDENCE NEWARK | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 6.25 | 1.56 | stale |
| STONEGATES GREENVILLE | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.97 | 2.16 | |
| CENTER AT EDEN HILL, LLC DOVER | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 5.64 | 1.46 | |
| WILLOWBROOKE COURT AT COUNTRY HOUSE WILMINGTON | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 4.72 | 1.60 | |
| KUTZ REHABILITATION AND NURSING WILMINGTON | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.62 | 0.45 | ⚠ abuse |
| KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER WILMINGTON | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.53 | 0.95 | |
| GILPIN HALL WILMINGTON | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.48 | 0.61 | ⚠ abuse |
| WESTMINSTER VILLAGE HEALTH DOVER | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.47 | 1.18 | |
| ENCORE AT WEST MEADOW NEWARK | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.46 | 0.87 | |
| CADIA REHABILITATION PIKE CREEK WILMINGTON | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.40 | 0.67 | stale |
| ENCORE AT WINDSOR HILLS WILMINGTON | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 4.38 | 1.03 | |
| THE MOORINGS AT LEWES LEWES | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 4.37 | 1.58 | |
| POLARIS HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER MILFORD | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.32 | 0.97 | SFF |
| BAY TERRACE REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CENTER DOVER | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.27 | 0.83 | |
| WILLOWBROOKE COURT SKILLED CENTER AT MANOR HOUSE SEAFORD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 4.27 | 1.40 | |
| WILLOWBROOKE COURT AT COKESBURY VILLAGE HOCKESSIN | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4.24 | 1.25 | |
| COMPLETE CARE AT HILLSIDE LLC WILMINGTON | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.23 | 0.63 | |
| NEWARK MANOR NURSING HOME NEWARK | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.08 | 0.42 | ⚠ abuse stale |
| CADIA REHABILITATION SILVERSIDE WILMINGTON | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.01 | 0.90 | understaffed for rating |
| COMPLETE CARE AT SILVER LAKE LLC DOVER | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.94 | 0.92 | |
| PIKE CREEK NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER WILMINGTON | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.93 | 0.55 | SFF |
| DELAWARE BAY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER GEORGETOWN | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.91 | 0.48 | |
| LOFLAND PARK CENTER SEAFORD | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 3.86 | 1.32 | understaffed for rating |
| REGENCY HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER WILMINGTON | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 3.86 | 0.65 | understaffed for rating |
| ENCORE AT WILMINGTON WILMINGTON | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.85 | 0.87 | understaffed for rating |
| REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER HOCKESSIN | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.83 | 0.40 | ⚠ abuse |
| MILFORD CENTER MILFORD | — | — | 3.83 | 0.82 | SFF |
| COMPLETE CARE AT BRACKENVILLE LLC HOCKESSIN | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.83 | 0.76 | understaffed for rating |
| NEW CASTLE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER NEW CASTLE | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.80 | 0.84 | SFF |
| CADIA REHABILITATION CAPITOL DOVER | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.78 | 0.57 | |
| DELMAR NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER DELMAR | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 3.77 | 0.74 | understaffed for rating |
| CADIA REHABILITATION BROADMEADOW MIDDLETOWN | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.77 | 0.81 | |
| CADIA REHABILITATION RENAISSANCE MILLSBORO | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.75 | 0.68 | |
| WILMINGTON NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER WILMINGTON | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.74 | 0.56 | SFF |
| SEAFORD CENTER SEAFORD | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.73 | 0.83 | |
| EVERGREEN POST ACUTE SMYRNA | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.72 | 0.46 | |
| EXCELCARE AT NEWARK LLC NEWARK | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.70 | 0.69 | |
| OCEAN GROVE POST ACUTE MILLSBORO | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.66 | 0.45 | |
| EXCELCARE AT WILMINGTON LLC WILMINGTON | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.66 | 0.70 | ⚠ abuse |
| EXCELCARE AT LEWES LLC LEWES | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.60 | 0.49 | ⚠ abuse |
| Coral Springs Rehab & Healthcare WILMINGTON | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.43 | 0.45 |
What these figures mean
- MODELED — the star ratings are CMS's composite model; two homes with the same stars can differ on what matters to you.
- RECORDED — nurse hours/resident/day (payroll-based), the abuse citation, and the Special Focus designation are measured/recorded facts CMS publishes.
- CONTEXT — the 4.1-hour staffing reference is framing to read the numbers by, not a pass/fail line.
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What this is — and is not
This is published CMS Nursing Home Care Compare data — the same facts CMS shows the public, sorted so you can compare. It informs and compares; it does not rate, rank, or recommend a home for your relative's specific needs, and no figure here is a guarantee. Shortlist a few, visit in person, ask about the most recent inspection, and call your state Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Verify any facility at medicare.gov/care-compare.