Overview
Excelcare at Wilmington has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Delaware average of 3.2. It ranks 9th of 13 nursing homes in Wilmington. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 78% of nursing homes in Delaware (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 7, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Delaware average of 9.8. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $38,290 in the past three years.
Excelcare at Wilmington is a for-profit facility with 150 certified beds, caring for about 136 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 70%
Top 69%
Top 66%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 7, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $38,290
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.81 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.85 hrs
- Nurse aides2.25 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 136
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes