Overview
Gilpin Hall has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Delaware average of 3.2. It ranks 7th of 13 nursing homes in Wilmington. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 85% of nursing homes in Delaware (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 29, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Delaware average of 9.8. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 72% of Delaware nursing homes have been fined.
Gilpin Hall is a nonprofit facility with 96 certified beds, caring for about 93 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 54%
Top 65%
Top 59%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 29, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.01 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.63 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.23 hrs
- Nurse aides3.15 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 7, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes