New Castle County, Delaware
County inventory for New Castle County, Delaware is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
10 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into New Castle County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 25 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Delaware medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet DE-NEW-CASTLE-DELAWARE · New Castle, DE
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 25 homes
- BEDS-MID 2,504 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-MID 10 HH
- RANK-TOP #94/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Kane
- AL-MID $7,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 25/25 NH · 10/10 HH
Photo-finish peer: Kane County, IL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for New Castle County
Home-health coverage is the standout for New Castle County: 10 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 25 nursing homes and 2,504 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.2/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Delaware medians: assisted living $7,600/mo, semi-private nursing $14,494/mo, private nursing $15,132/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo. Local New Castle providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across New Castle County break as 3 at 1★, 6 at 2★, 5 at 3★, 5 at 4★, 6 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (36% of 25 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Complete Care at Brackenville LLC, Encore at Windsor Hills, Exceptional Care for Children. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in New Castle, DE
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in New Castle County
25 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Care at Brackenville LLC | Hockessin | 5/5 | 104 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Encore at Windsor Hills | Wilmington | 5/5 | 46 | For profit - Corporation |
| Exceptional Care for Children | Newark | 5/5 | 46 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Jeanne Jugan Residence | Newark | 5/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Willowbrooke Court at Cokesbury Village | Hockessin | 5/5 | 10 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Willowbrooke Court at Country House | Wilmington | 5/5 | 14 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside | Wilmington | 4/5 | 116 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Complete Care at Hillside LLC | Wilmington | 4/5 | 106 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Encore at West Meadow | Newark | 4/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
| Regency Healthcare & Rehab Center | Wilmington | 4/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Stonegates | Greenville | 4/5 | 49 | For profit - Partnership |
| Excelcare at Newark LLC | Newark | 3/5 | 101 | For profit - Corporation |
| Excelcare at Wilmington LLC | Wilmington | 3/5 | 150 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Gilpin Hall | Wilmington | 3/5 | 96 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Wilmington | 3/5 | 104 | Non profit - Other |
| New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center | New Castle | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Broadmeadow | Middletown | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek | Wilmington | 2/5 | 177 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Encore at Wilmington | Wilmington | 2/5 | 82 | For profit - Corporation |
| Newark Manor Nursing Home | Newark | 2/5 | 67 | For profit - Individual |
| Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center | Hockessin | 2/5 | 172 | For profit - Corporation |
| Springs Rehabilitation at Brandywine | Wilmington | 2/5 | 169 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Kutz Rehabilitation and Nursing | Wilmington | 1/5 | 90 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Wilmington | 1/5 | 177 | For profit - Individual |
| Wilmington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Wilmington | 1/5 | 138 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in New Castle County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Home Care | Newark | 4.5 |
| Home Call | Bear | 4.0 |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc | Wilmington | 3.5 |
| Christianacare Homehealth | Wilmington | 3.5 |
| Patriot Homecare | Wilmington | 2.0 |
| Aston Home Health, Inc | Wilmington | N/A |
| Aveanna Healthcare | Newark | N/A |
| Care Options for Kids | Claymont | N/A |
| Caritas Home Health Services | Newark | N/A |
| Ijn Health Systems, LLC | Newark | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for New Castle County, DE, both outside DE so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Delaware overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (25 here).
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Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (10 here).
Continue on the Delaware elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Delaware state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for New Castle County.