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Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Wilmington, DE

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

Updated on January 5, 2025

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 137 active skilled nursing facilities and 17,984 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 3.90 persons in Wilmington. There were 14,739 residents in nursing homes as January 5, 2025 for a city wide occupancy level of 81.96 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) 0.76 1.01 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.27 2.43 / 2.31
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.99 1.00 / 0.87
All Staff 4.02 4.44 / 3.85

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 57 new cases and 57 new deaths among residents for the week ending January 5, 2025. 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
Oxford Health Center
7 EAST LOCUST STREET
OXFORD, PA
12.67
Preferred Care at Cumberland
154 SUNNY SLOPE DRIVE
BRIDGETON, NJ
19.33
Beaumont at Bryn Mawr
601 NORTH ITHAN AVENUE
BRYN MAWR, PA
4.00
Barclay Friends
700 NORTH FRANKLIN
WEST CHESTER, PA
1.33
Simpson House Inc
2101 BELMONT AVENUE
PHILADELPHIA, PA
9.33
Shady Lane Gloucester Co Home
256 COUNTY HOUSE ROAD
CLARKSBORO, NJ
17.33
Exceptional Care For Children
11 INDEPENDENCE WAY
NEWARK, DE
0.00
Saint Joseph Villa
110 WEST WISSAHICKON AVE
FLOURTOWN, PA
20.67
Rittenhouse Post Acute
PENN MED RITTENHOUSE CAMPUS 1800 LOMBARD ST 5TH FL
PHILADELPHIA, PA
33.33
Fair Acres Geriatric Center
340 N. MIDDLETOWN ROAD
LIMA, PA
6.00

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

Facility Rating
Cathedral Village
600 EAST CATHEDRAL ROAD
PHILADELPHIA, PA
180.67
Shipley Living
2723 SHIPLEY ROAD
WILMINGTON, DE
136.33
Abigail House For Nursing and Rehabilitation
1105 -1115 LINDEN STREET
CAMDEN, NJ
124.00
Bryn Mawr Extended Care Center
956 RAILROAD AVENUE
BRYN MAWR, PA
202.17
Bryn Mawr Village
773 EAST HAVERFORD ROAD
BRYN MAWR, PA
110.17
Aventura at Prospect
815 CHESTER PIKE
PROSPECT PARK, PA
196.33
Accela Rehab and Care Center at Springfield
850 PAPERMILL ROAD
GLENSIDE, PA
263.00
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Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Exto
501 THOMAS JONES WAY
EXTON, PA
84.67
Accelerate Skilled Nursingandrehabilitation Phila
1526 LOMBARD STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA
149.33
York Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
7101 OLD YORK ROAD
PHILADELPHIA, PA
106.00

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