Milford Center
700 MARVEL ROAD, Milford, DE 19963
Milford, Delaware · CMS verdict
Milford Center does not yet carry a CMS overall star rating, too new, recently sold, or with insufficient resident-assessment data for the public five-star algorithm. An absent rating is neither positive nor negative.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Milford Center in Milford, Delaware is not yet rated by CMS and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 10 of 100 (grade F). The 136-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Delaware runs a median of $14,494 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (larger bed book)
At 136 certified beds, this facility sits in the upper U.S. bed tercile (>120). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of not yet rated. How this is calculated.
How the 10 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 10.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Milford Center's larger certified-bed book
Quality ratings
Milford Center does not currently carry a CMS overall star rating on Care Compare (data as of April 2026). Facilities remain unrated when they are too new to have completed a full inspection cycle, have undergone a change of ownership, or have insufficient resident-assessment data to compute the quality measures component. Absence of a rating is neither positive nor negative, it simply means CMS has not yet published enough verified data for the public algorithm to produce a score.
Size and setting
Located in Milford, Delaware, this facility operates 136 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 90 residents - an occupancy rate of about 66%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 66% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (79 total). CMS has levied 3 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 136 |
| Residents | 90 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Sussex |
| Penalties | 3 |
| Deficiencies | 79 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What families ask about Milford Center's larger facility
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Delaware? ▾
In Delaware, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $14,494/month ($173,923/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $15,132/month.
What services does Milford Center offer? ▾
With 136 beds with approximately 90 current residents, Milford Center is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under for profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 79 deficiencies and 3 penalties.
Does Milford Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Milford Center has multiple deficiencies (79 total) and 3 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Delaware? ▾
In Delaware, alternatives include assisted living ($7,600/mo), home health aides ($6,673/mo), and adult day care (N/A/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Delaware elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 085010.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.