Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 104-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wilmington, Delaware. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the Delaware average of 2.40, and 39.4% nursing staff turnover (Delaware average 41.3%).
Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
1900 Lovering AvenueWilmington, DE 19806
New Castle County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, 12% above the Delaware average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 242 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Delaware avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.91 | 0.97 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.51 | 4.35 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.19 | 3.89 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
39.4% of nursing staff at Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Delaware average of 41.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.8%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Delaware average 10.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Delaware average is 3.3.
About Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Kentmere Home of Merciful Rest Society Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
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| Gilpin Hall Wilmington · abuse citation | 0.6 | 96 | 3.13 | 4.95 | 27.8% | 3 | None |
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| Encore at Foulk Wilmington | 2.9 | 46 | 2.09 | 3.91 | 13.3% | 5 | $13,544 |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside Wilmington | 3.4 | 116 | 2.18 | 3.99 | 48.1% | 5 | $10,608 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.