Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Wilmington, DE

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Wilmington
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on July 14, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Wilmington has a total of 25 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,345 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Wilmington of 70,166, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 29.92 persons in Wilmington. There were 2,011 residents in nursing homes as July 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 85.76 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Wilmington has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Wilmington and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	1.02	1.05 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.28	2.34 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.01	0.93 / 0.87
All Staff	4.31	4.31 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Delaware.

COVID-19 Infections in Wilmington Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Wilmington there were a total of 6 new cases and 6 new deaths among residents for the week ending July 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Wilmington

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Wilmington Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Wilmington, DE. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Wilmington

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Wilmington based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Willowbrooke Court at Country House 4830 KENNETT PIKE WILMINGTON, DE	39.17
Willowbrooke Court at Cokesbury Village 726 LOVEVILLE ROAD HOCKESSIN, DE	18.00
Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside 3322 SILVERSIDE ROAD WILMINGTON, DE	28.00
Exceptional Care For Children 11 INDEPENDENCE WAY NEWARK, DE	1.33
Jeanne Jugan Residence 185 SALEM CHURCH ROAD NEWARK, DE	27.33
Cadia Rehabilitation Broadmeadow 500 SOUTH BROAD STREET MIDDLETOWN, DE	35.33
Complete Care at Hillside LLC 810 SOUTH BROOM STREET WILMINGTON, DE	60.67
Gilpin Hall 1101 GILPIN AVENUE WILMINGTON, DE	75.67
Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1900 LOVERING AVENUE WILMINGTON, DE	117.33
Millcroft Living 255 POSSUM PARK ROAD NEWARK, DE	86.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Wilmington based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Regal Heights Healthcare and Rehab Center 6525 LANCASTER PIKE HOCKESSIN, DE	256.83
Wilmington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 700 FOULK ROAD WILMINGTON, DE	525.50
Pike Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 5651 LIMESTONE ROAD WILMINGTON, DE	365.17
Shipley Living 2723 SHIPLEY ROAD WILMINGTON, DE	124.33
Kutz Rehabilitation and Nursing 704 RIVER ROAD WILMINGTON, DE	114.33
Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek 3540 THREE LITTLE BAKERS BLVD WILMINGTON, DE	97.33
Churchman Village 4949 OGLETOWN-STANTON ROAD NEWARK, DE	87.33
Complete Care at Brackenville LLC 100 ST. CLAIRE DRIVE HOCKESSIN, DE	108.00
Springs Rehabilitation at Brandywine 505 GREENBANK ROAD WILMINGTON, DE	103.33
Parkview Nursing 2801 W. 6TH STREET WILMINGTON, DE	74.17 /

Nursing Homes with the warning icon () have been flagged by CMS for abuse.