Overview
Excel Care at Dover has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the New Jersey average of 3.5. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Dover. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 52% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 31, 2024, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the New Jersey average of 8.4. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $165,798 in the past three years.
Excel Care at Dover is a for-profit facility with 155 certified beds, caring for about 137 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 31, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $165,798
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.61 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides2.30 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 155
- Average residents per day
- 137
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1996
- 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