Overview
Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Delaware average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Hockessin. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 71% of nursing homes in Delaware (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 23, 2026, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Delaware average of 9.8. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $94,384 in the past three years.
Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center is a for-profit facility with 172 certified beds, caring for about 165 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 23, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $94,384
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.87 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.28 hrs
- Nurse aides2.13 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 172
- Average residents per day
- 165
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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