Seaford Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Seaford Center is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Seaford, Delaware, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Delaware average of 2.40, and 37.2% nursing staff turnover (Delaware average 41.3%).
Seaford Center
1100 Norman Eskridge HighwaySeaford, DE 19973
Sussex 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 Seaford Center, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Delaware average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 198 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Delaware avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.98 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.97 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.59 | 4.35 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.43 | 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
37.2% of nursing staff at Seaford 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Delaware average 10.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $192,384 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | Fine | $33,933 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Fine | $158,451 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Payment Denial | 3 days from Dec 16, 2023 |
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. Seaford Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Delaware average is 3.3.
About Seaford Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: 1100 Norman Eskridge Highway Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 10, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Seaford Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lofland Park Center Seaford | 0.4 | 110 | 2.14 | 3.84 | 30.2% | 4 | None |
| Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House Seaford | 0.5 | 15 | 2.00 | 4.05 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| Delaware Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Georgetown | 12.2 | 139 | 2.32 | 4.00 | 49.3% | 2 | $62,618 |
| Delmar Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Delmar | 12.8 | 109 | 2.47 | 3.90 | 36.4% | 5 | $23,998 |
| Ocean Grove Post Acute Millsboro | 17.5 | 181 | 2.13 | 3.69 | 36.1% | 2 | None |
| Deer's Head Center Salisbury | 17.8 | 80 | 4.21 | 9.55 | 30.6% | 5 | $41,265 |
| Wicomico Nursing Home Salisbury | 18.1 | 102 | 2.55 | 3.76 | 25.9% | 4 | $28,343 |
| Bay Harbor Post Acute Healthcare Center Salisbury · SFF candidate | 18.6 | 305 | 2.29 | 3.44 | 43.1% | 1 | $101,131 |
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.