Nursing Homes, Home Health & Hospice in Delaware

Across 4 counties and 32 cities, Delaware has 77 Medicare-certified care providers. Among rated providers, the average CMS overall rating is 3.3 out of 5.

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32Cities
4Counties
77Certified providers
3.3Avg CMS rating
Care typeProviders
Nursing Homes44View in Delaware
Home Health Agencies22View in Delaware
Hospice11View in Delaware
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities4View in Delaware
Long-Term Care Hospitals1View in Delaware
Assisted Living Facilities37View in Delaware
Memory Care Facilities0—

Cities in Delaware

Wilmington, DE 30 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3 Dover, DE 18 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.5 Newark, DE 16 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.4 Milford, DE 9 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3 Hockessin, DE 7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.7 Middletown, DE 5 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 1.0 Georgetown, DE 4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3 Lewes, DE 4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.5 Seaford, DE 4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.0 Millsboro, DE 3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8 Smyrna, DE 3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 1.7 Claymont, DE 2 facilities

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Counties in Delaware

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Choosing care in Delaware

A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.

Where you can, visit each option in Delaware, ask how care plans are created and revisited, and get costs, coverage, and availability confirmed in writing. Steady staffing and open communication with families count for as much as any published rating.

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Frequently asked questions

How many certified providers does Delaware have?
According to the current CMS data, Delaware has 77 certified providers: 44 nursing homes, 22 home health agencies, and 11 hospice programs.
What is the average CMS overall rating in Delaware?
Among rated providers in Delaware, the average CMS overall star rating is 3.3 out of 5 in the current data.
Which Delaware cities have the most care providers?
Wilmington, Dover, Newark top Delaware for certified providers in the current data. Counts appear in the city list above.

Data sources

Sources: CMS Provider Data Catalog and the CMS NPI registry. Processing date: 2026-10-06.

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