Willowbrooke Court at Country House
4830 KENNETT PIKE, Wilmington, DE 19807
Wilmington, Delaware · CMS verdict
CMS places Willowbrooke Court at Country House in the above-average range on the federal scale, and above the Delaware average of 3.3.
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.
Willowbrooke Court at Country House in Wilmington, Delaware holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 98 of 100 (grade A). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). 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 star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 98 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 98.
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.
Willowbrooke Court at Country House's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to Delaware.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Wilmington, Delaware. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 43% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
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.
How Willowbrooke Court at Country House's upper-tercile stars compare to Delaware
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Delaware facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Delaware state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 14 |
| Residents | 6 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | New Castle |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 6 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Willowbrooke Court at Country House? ▾
Willowbrooke Court at Country House has an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Delaware average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Delaware? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Delaware's median semi-private nursing home rate at $14,494 per month ($173,923 per year), with private rooms averaging $15,132 per month.
What services does Willowbrooke Court at Country House offer? ▾
Willowbrooke Court at Country House is a skilled nursing facility. CMS Care Compare does not list individual services or therapies, so ask the facility directly which it provides. Its bed capacity, census, and ownership type are in the Facility details table on this page.
Does Willowbrooke Court at Country House have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Willowbrooke Court at Country House has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
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: 085003.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.