Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center is a 172-bed for-profit nursing home in Hockessin, Delaware, part of Nationwide Healthcare Services. 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 41.7% nursing staff turnover (Delaware average 41.3%).
Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center
6525 Lancaster PikeHockessin, DE 19707
New Castle County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Delaware average. With about 165 residents a day, that works out to roughly 354 aide hours a day, or about 44 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% 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 | 1.26 | 0.98 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.97 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.86 | 4.35 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.66 | 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
41.7% of nursing staff at Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab 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 45.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 23, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (Delaware average 10.5). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $119,899 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | Fine | $72,900 |
| May 23, 2025 | Fine | $17,760 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Fine | $12,438 |
| May 1, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
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. Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Delaware average is 3.3.
About Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Nationwide Healthcare Services, 7 homes
- Legal name: Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willowbrooke Court at Cokesbury Village Hockessin | 0.8 | 10 | 2.13 | 3.96 | — | 5 | None |
| Coral Springs Rehab & Healthcare Wilmington | 2.1 | 169 | 2.03 | 3.57 | 60.8% | 2 | $99,184 |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek Wilmington | 2.5 | 177 | 2.27 | 4.52 | 48.2% | 4 | $105,729 |
| Complete Care at Brackenville LLC Hockessin | 2.7 | 104 | 2.10 | 3.85 | 51.9% | 4 | $16,801 |
| Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Wilmington · SFF candidate | 2.8 | 177 | 2.23 | 3.88 | 45.3% | 2 | $484,596 |
| Stonegates Greenville | 3.0 | 49 | 2.73 | 5.96 | 26.4% | 4 | $48,696 |
| Willowbrooke Court at Country House Wilmington | 3.2 | 14 | 2.15 | 3.92 | — | 5 | None |
| Excelcare at Wilmington LLC Wilmington · abuse citation | 4.0 | 150 | 2.18 | 3.83 | 34.9% | 3 | $38,290 |
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.