Overview
New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Delaware average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in New Castle. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 88% of nursing homes in Delaware (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 13, 2025, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Delaware average of 9.8. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $47,730 in the past three years.
New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 113 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
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 70%
Top 68%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 13, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $47,730
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.75 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.92 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.67 hrs
- Nurse aides2.16 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 113
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 15, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes