Nursing homes in Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County, Delaware has 12 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,407 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.1 of 5 (the Delaware average is 3.2), and 5 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.92 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 8 of the 12.
- Nursing homes
- 12
- Certified beds
- 1,407
- Average overall rating
- 3.1
- Certified beds in use
- 79.4%
All 12 homes
- 5 of 5 The Moorings at Lewes 40beds 86.5%in use 4.38nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House 15beds 72.0%in use 4.05nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Delaware Veterans Home 144beds 44.2%in use 7.08nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Delmar Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 109beds 75.8%in use 3.90nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Lofland Park Center 110beds 92.4%in use 3.84nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Cadia Rehabilitation Renaissance 130beds 88.9%in use 3.61nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Seaford Center 124beds 72.5%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Delaware Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 139beds 83.2%in use 4.00nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Excelcare at Lewes LLC 179beds 86.0%in use 3.89nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Milford Center 136beds 65.7%in use 3.95nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 100beds 93.8%in use 3.96nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Ocean Grove Post Acute 181beds 91.8%in use 3.69nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Sussex County, Delaware?
CMS lists 12 certified nursing homes in Sussex County, with 1,407 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Sussex County have a 5-star overall rating?
2 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: The Moorings at Lewes, Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House.
How full are nursing homes in Sussex County?
On an average day about 79.4% of certified beds are in use across homes in Sussex County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in Delaware