The Moorings at Lewes: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Moorings at Lewes is a 40-bed nonprofit nursing home in Lewes, Delaware, part of Springpoint Senior Living. 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 42.2% nursing staff turnover (Delaware average 41.3%).
The Moorings at Lewes
17028 Cadbury CircleLewes, DE 19958
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 The Moorings at Lewes, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Delaware average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 77 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% 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 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.29 | 0.97 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.38 | 4.35 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.00 | 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
42.2% of nursing staff at The Moorings at Lewes left over the year CMS measured, against a Delaware average of 41.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Delaware average 10.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. The Moorings at Lewes holds 5 of 5 overall; the Delaware average is 3.3.
About The Moorings at Lewes
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Springpoint Senior Living, 8 homes
- Legal name: Springpoint at Lewes Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 3, 2008
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Moorings at Lewes
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| Excelcare at Lewes LLC Lewes · abuse citation | 1.5 | 179 | 2.32 | 3.89 | 45.7% | 2 | $106,560 |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Renaissance Millsboro | 9.1 | 130 | 2.14 | 3.61 | 48.4% | 3 | $13,627 |
| Ocean Grove Post Acute Millsboro | 14.2 | 181 | 2.13 | 3.69 | 36.1% | 2 | None |
| Delaware Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Georgetown | 14.4 | 139 | 2.32 | 4.00 | 49.3% | 2 | $62,618 |
| Pelican Pointe Post Acute Nursing & Rehabilitation North Cape May | 18.7 | 120 | 2.28 | 3.64 | 34.0% | 2 | $16,153 |
| Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Milford | 18.9 | 100 | 1.94 | 3.96 | 67.8% | 2 | $153,884 |
| North Cape Center North Cape May | 19.1 | 120 | 1.67 | 3.11 | 36.0% | 3 | None |
| Milford Center Milford | 19.3 | 136 | 2.19 | 3.95 | 42.0% | 2 | $176,862 |
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.