New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in New Castle, Delaware, part of Saber Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Delaware average of 2.40, and 45.6% nursing staff turnover (Delaware average 41.3%).
New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center
32 Buena Vista DriveNew Castle, DE 19720
New Castle County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Delaware average. With about 114 residents a day, that works out to roughly 243 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Delaware avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.98 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.82 | 4.35 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.44 | 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
45.6% of nursing staff at New Castle Health and Rehabilitation 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 55.2%. No 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 13 health deficiencies (Delaware average 10.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $47,300 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2025 | Fine | $28,776 |
| May 6, 2025 | Fine | $18,524 |
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. New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Delaware average is 3.3.
About New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Saber Healthcare Group, 126 homes
- Legal name: New Castle Health & Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 15, 1991
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Jeanne Jugan Residence Newark | 3.9 | 40 | 3.74 | 6.78 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| Excelcare at Newark LLC Newark | 4.4 | 101 | 2.09 | 3.82 | 39.4% | 2 | $29,309 |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek Wilmington | 6.7 | 177 | 2.27 | 4.52 | 48.2% | 4 | $105,729 |
| Coral Springs Rehab & Healthcare Wilmington | 7.0 | 169 | 2.03 | 3.57 | 60.8% | 2 | $99,184 |
| Exceptional Care for Children Newark | 7.2 | 46 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Encore at Parkside Newark · SFF candidate | 7.4 | 110 | 1.95 | 3.51 | 38.9% | 2 | $56,814 |
| Complete Care at Hillside LLC Wilmington | 7.6 | 106 | 2.37 | 4.14 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| Newark Manor Nursing Home Newark · abuse citation | 7.7 | 67 | 2.28 | 4.27 | 32.8% | 3 | None |
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.