Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Dover, DE

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Dover
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Updated on December 8, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Dover has a total of 16 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,932 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Dover of 117,282, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 60.70 persons in Dover. There were 1,443 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 74.69 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, Dover 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 Dover and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.96	1.06 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.50	2.47 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.95	1.02 / 0.88
All Staff	4.41	4.55 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Dover 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 Dover there were a total of 4 new cases and 4 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Dover

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 Dover Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Dover, 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 Dover

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Dover 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
Delaware Hospital F/t Chronically Ill (dhci) 100 SUNNYSIDE ROAD SMYRNA, DE	20.00
Preferred Care at Cumberland 154 SUNNY SLOPE DRIVE BRIDGETON, NJ	19.33
Center at Eden Hill, LLC 300 BANNING STREET DOVER, DE	31.33
Cadia Rehabilitation Broadmeadow 500 SOUTH BROAD STREET MIDDLETOWN, DE	35.33
Delaware Veterans Home 100 DELAWARE VETERANS BLVD MILFORD, DE	29.33
Complete Care at Silver Lake LLC 1080 SILVER LAKE BLVD DOVER, DE	60.00
Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center 889 SOUTH LITTLE CREEK ROAD DOVER, DE	41.33
Cadia Rehabilitation Capitol 1225 WALKER ROAD DOVER, DE	76.67
Big Oak Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 849 BIG OAK ROAD PITTSGROVE, NJ	31.33
Westminster Village Health 1175 MCKEE ROAD DOVER, DE	59.33 /

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

Facility	Rating
Milford Center 700 MARVEL ROAD MILFORD, DE	166.67
Denton Nursing and Rehab 420 COLONIAL DRIVE DENTON, MD	114.67
South Jersey Extended Care 99 MANHEIM AVENUE BRIDGETON, NJ	139.33
Westminster Village Health 1175 MCKEE ROAD DOVER, DE	59.33 /
Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 21 W CLARKE AVENUE MILFORD, DE	90.40
Pinnacle Rehabilitation and Health Center 3034 SOUTH DUPONT BLVD SMYRNA, DE	106.00
Caroline Nursing and Rehab 520 KERR AVENUE DENTON, MD	40.00
Big Oak Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 849 BIG OAK ROAD PITTSGROVE, NJ	31.33
Cadia Rehabilitation Capitol 1225 WALKER ROAD DOVER, DE	76.67
Delaware Veterans Home 100 DELAWARE VETERANS BLVD MILFORD, DE	29.33

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