Page 5 of Best Senior Care in Delaware

Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill is for those who seek a home that is considered the “last resort” in such a case. The center provides graceful living for short-term or long-term residents. Delaware Hospital is a community focused on creating an efficient and accessible approach to nursing its residents.

The nursing center allows participants of Medicare and Medicaid to receive quality care. In a 205-bed facility, residents receive various services to help them get by through daily living, such as ADLs, rehabilitation, specialized programs, and specific meals served daily.

Overview of Lodge Lane Assisted Living

Lodge Lane Assisted Living at 1221 Lodge Ln in Wilmington, Delaware, offers assisted living, memory care, and respite care. It sits about two miles from Christiana Care Health System, which puts hospital care within easy reach for residents and visiting families. The 60-bed, two-story community currently in its first year of operation has studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom housing options.

The community is administered by Felisha Marcus Alderson, with Tiffany V.R. Hammond serving as nursing director. Both lead the daily care and clinical oversight for occupants across the assisted living, memory care, and respite care programs. Residents can access on-site dermatology, podiatry, dental, and salon services, reducing the number of outside appointments families must coordinate. Therapy services exist on-site to support residents’ functionality and mobility. Everyday life is anchored by housekeeping and linen service, and the community offers transportation services alongside weekly off-site activity trips to help occupants engage outside the building. Fitness and recreation programming rounds out the daily offerings, and the community allows pets. Lodge Lane sits in a car-dependent part of Wilmington, with a Walk Score of 19, so most errands and outings demand a drive. Families and staff planning to frequent should expect to rely on a car for most trips to and from the community.

Cokesbury Village is a continuing care retirement community in Hockessin, DE, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing home and skilled nursing services. Independent living gives residents private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living adds help with dressing, bathing and medication while the resident keeps their own apartment. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone who may be at risk of wandering, and nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing on site around the clock.

Several care levels share one campus. Cokesbury Village may be a good fit for a resident whose needs could grow over time without requiring a move to a different community. The community has 49 beds, with one bedroom and two bedroom housing options that can suit an individual or a couple moving together, and pets are allowed so a resident may be able to continue living with a pet.

Families can use Medicare or private pay, giving them two payment paths for covered care or direct payment. The total nurse staffing level is 4 hours and 59 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated per resident. Kristen Binz-Perrone serves as the administrator.

Overview of Ivy Gables Senior Living

Ivy Gables Senior Living offers assisted living and memory care in Wilmington, DE. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident maintains their own apartment, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

With both care levels on one campus, the community may be a good fit for a resident whose needs could grow over time without requiring a move to a different community. Ivy Gables Senior Living has 62 beds, and chef-prepared dining is included for residents who want meals prepared on site.

Pets are allowed, so a resident may be able to continue living with a pet. Virginia Gray, Ed serves as the administrator.

Excelcare at Newark provides nursing home and skilled nursing care, independent living, memory care, respite care, hospice care, and palliative care in Newark, DE. Nursing care and skilled nursing provide licensed nursing care around the clock. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while respite care offers a short stay for a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover. Hospice and palliative care provide comfort focused support for people with serious or life limiting illness. The community has 101 beds, and its range of care options may be a good fit for a resident whose needs change over time and who may be able to remain within one community as care needs grow.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Medicare can cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay, and private pay offers another way to pay for care. Rehabilitative Care and rehabilitation services give residents access to therapy aimed at recovery or maintenance, while nutritious, restaurant style dining provides meals in a restaurant style setting. Rhonda Quinlan serves as administrator.

Shipley Living offers nursing home care, skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and respite care in Wilmington, DE. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living supports daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management while a resident maintains an apartment. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, and respite care offers a short stay for someone whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

With 17 beds, Shipley Living is a smaller community that may suit someone who prefers a setting where staff and residents can become familiar with one another. The range of care levels can also suit a resident whose needs grow over time, allowing continued care within the community rather than requiring a move elsewhere. Studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom options include a single private space as well as layouts that can accommodate a couple or companion.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families several listed ways to cover care. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time assigned per resident. Pets are allowed, so residents may keep a pet with them at the community, and Chanel Dale Lateef serves as the administrator.

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Overview of Country Rest Home

Country Rest Home offers assisted living, hospice care, memory care, nursing care, and respite care in Greenwood, DE. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone living with dementia. Nursing care gives residents access to nursing support, hospice care supports residents receiving end of life care, and respite care offers short stays when a family caregiver needs temporary coverage.

The home has 56 beds, creating a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other. Private rooms provide one person’s own space, while semi-private rooms may suit someone who wants a companion. Multiple care levels may also help a resident whose needs grow over time remain at the same community rather than move elsewhere.

A salon allows residents to receive personal grooming at the community, and physical and occupational therapy services provide rehabilitation support. Transportation is available to and from a consulting doctor. A physician is on call 24 hours a day when medical questions arise, and Timothy Yoder serves as the administrator.

Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center provides nursing home, hospice care, memory care, nursing care, palliative care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Wilmington, DE. Nursing care and skilled nursing provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice and palliative care focus on comfort for residents with serious illness or at the end of life, and respite care provides a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time away.

The range of care may be a good fit for a resident whose needs change over time. The community is in the Wawaset Heights neighborhood, and its Walk Score of 77 places the area in the very walkable category, meaning most errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment routes for care. Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has 150 beds, with total nurse staffing of 4 hours 3 minutes per resident per day, representing the nursing time assigned per resident across a day.

Overview of New Castle Health & Rehabilitation Center

New Castle Health & Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home and skilled nursing facility in New Castle, DE. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while short-term rehabilitation supports someone recovering from an illness, injury or hospital stay. The combination may suit a loved one who needs ongoing nursing care or a temporary rehabilitation stay.

The center has 120 beds, with private and companionship suites. A private option gives one resident individual living space, while a companionship suite supports shared living. Total nurse staffing is 4h 8m per resident per day. That figure represents the daily hands-on nursing time assigned to each resident.

Rehabilitation services, activities and social services are available within the care setting, giving residents access to therapy, organized activities and nonmedical support without leaving the center. A doctor is on staff, adding physician involvement to resident care. Medicare, Medicaid and private pay are accepted, giving families several ways to cover eligible care expenses. Mike Meumann, NHA, serves as director.

Overview of The Summit

The Summit Retirement, located in Hockesin, DE, is a premier retrement community offering independent living and assisted living, and memory care services, and amenities. Surrounded by beautiful woods, this senior living community offers a safe space for seniors looking to get away from the city. They offer one to two bedroom accomodations featuring private bathrooms with walk-in showers, ample closte space, and kitchenette with a dining area and living room.
For residents in need of assistive services, their assisted living and memory care programs provides residents with assistance with dialy living activities including mobility. Their rich array of amenities on the other hand are accesible to every resident in the community. They offer gourmet meals with tableside service, daily, as well as weekly housekeeping, and concierge services for convenience.