Sussex County, Delaware
County inventory for Sussex 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
5 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Sussex County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 12 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Delaware medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet DE-SUSSEX-DELAWARE · Sussex, DE
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 12 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,407 beds
- STAR-MID 3.1★ avg
- HH-SMALL 5 HH
- RANK-HIGH #241/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Washington
- AL-MID $7,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 12/12 NH · 5/5 HH
Photo-finish peer: Washington County, AR (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 Sussex County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Sussex County: 5 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 12 nursing homes and 1,407 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.1/5 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 Sussex providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Sussex County break as 1 at 1★, 5 at 2★, 2 at 4★, 3 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 12 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Delaware Veterans Home, The Moorings at Lewes, Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House. 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 Sussex, 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 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Sussex County
12 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Veterans Home | Milford | 5/5 | 144 | Government - State |
| The Moorings at Lewes | Lewes | 5/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House | Seaford | 5/5 | 15 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Delmar Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Delmar | 4/5 | 109 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lofland Park Center | Seaford | 4/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Renaissance | Millsboro | 2/5 | 130 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Delaware Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Georgetown | 2/5 | 139 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Excelcare at Lewes LLC | Lewes | 2/5 | 179 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Ocean Grove Post Acute | Millsboro | 2/5 | 181 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Seaford Center | Seaford | 2/5 | 124 | For profit - Corporation |
| Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | Milford | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Milford Center | Milford | N/A | 136 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Sussex County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health | Georgetown | 4.0 |
| Aveanna Home Healthcare | Milford | 4.0 |
| Beebe Hospital Home Health | Millsboro | 3.5 |
| Tidalhealth Home Care | Laurel | 3.5 |
| Aveanna Healthcare | Milford | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Sussex 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 (12 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (5 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 Sussex County.