Wilmington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wilmington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 138-bed for-profit nursing home in Wilmington, Delaware, part of Lifeworks Rehab. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Delaware average of 2.40, and 31.0% nursing staff turnover (Delaware average 41.3%).
Wilmington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
700 Foulk RoadWilmington, DE 19803
New Castle County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility. CMS places nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues in its Special Focus Facility program, which brings more frequent inspections.
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 Wilmington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Delaware average. With about 132 residents a day, that works out to roughly 267 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Delaware avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.97 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 4.35 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
31.0% of nursing staff at Wilmington Nursing & 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 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 35 health deficiencies (Delaware average 10.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $424,128 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Fine | $191,981 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Fine | $212,076 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Payment Denial | 38 days from Dec 8, 2024 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Fine | $20,071 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Payment Denial | 43 days from May 14, 2024 |
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. Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
About Wilmington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Lifeworks Rehab, 64 homes
- Legal name: Wilmington SNF Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 23, 1984
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wilmington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Encore at Foulk Wilmington | 0.7 | 46 | 2.09 | 3.91 | 13.3% | 5 | $13,544 |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside Wilmington | 1.5 | 116 | 2.18 | 3.99 | 48.1% | 5 | $10,608 |
| Encore at Wilmington Wilmington | 2.0 | 82 | 2.01 | 3.95 | 51.3% | 3 | $32,394 |
| Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Wilmington | 2.2 | 104 | 2.69 | 4.51 | 39.4% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Gilpin Hall Wilmington · abuse citation | 2.6 | 96 | 3.13 | 4.95 | 27.8% | 3 | None |
| Kutz Rehabilitation and Nursing Wilmington · abuse citation | 2.7 | 90 | 2.97 | 5.15 | 75.3% | 2 | $168,019 |
| Regency Healthcare & Rehab Center Wilmington | 3.0 | 100 | 2.09 | 3.74 | 63.8% | 4 | $77,867 |
| Excelcare at Wilmington LLC Wilmington · abuse citation | 3.3 | 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.