Overview
Encore at West Meadow has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Delaware average of 3.2. It ranks 4th of 5 nursing homes in Newark. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 73% of nursing homes in Delaware (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 12, 2026, found 28 health deficiencies, more than the Delaware average of 9.8. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $51,090 in the past three years.
Encore at West Meadow is a for-profit facility with 110 certified beds, caring for about 85 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1982. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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 80%
Top 71%
Top 68%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 28
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $51,090
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.84 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.84 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.86 hrs
- Nurse aides2.13 hrs
- Physical therapists0.15 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 85
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 17, 1982
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes