Assisted Living
Forwood Estates Senior Living
1912 Marsh Road, Wilmington, DE 19810 · Map
Licensed for 40 residents
Forwood Estates Senior Living is a state-licensed assisted living community in Wilmington, Delaware. It is licensed for 40 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $6,200 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Forwood Estates Senior Living says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- 3 meals a day.
Residents enjoy three nutritious meals a day, engaging activities, outings, housekeeping, laundry services, and comfortable living spaces designed to promote independence and well-being.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet-Friendly
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Residents enjoy three nutritious meals each day along with snacks, activities, housekeeping and laundry services, comfortable living spaces, and a secure outdoor courtyard.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 40 residents
Assisted Living Facility 1057.
Nearest emergency room
5.4 miles
St Francis Hospital, rated 3 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwood Estates Senior Living this community | 40 | $6,200/mo | Active | 3 surveys, 10 deficiencies | |
| Asbury Ivy Gables | 0.8 mi | 62 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Encore at Windsor Hills Assisted Living – Wilmington | 1.7 mi | 44 | Not published | Active | 3 surveys, 18 deficiencies |
| Sunrise Assisted Living of Wilmington | 1.9 mi | 90 | $5,400/mo | Active | 3 surveys, 19 deficiencies |
| Harbor Chase of Wilmington | 1.9 mi | 120 | $7,195/mo | Active | 7 surveys, 69 deficiencies |
State inspection record3 surveys, 10 deficiencies
- Last survey report
- August 6, 2025
- Survey reports posted
- 3
- Deficiencies cited
- 10
- Reports that include a complaint survey
- 2
Survey reports (newest first)
- August 6, 2025, Annual Visit & Complaint Survey: 3 deficiencies cited. Report (PDF)
- Infection Control rule 3225.9.7, Scope and severity code: D (as printed on the report)
- Services rule 3225.12.1.3, Scope and severity code: F (as printed on the report), completion date August 31, 2025
DHCQ: “The facility failed to comply with the Delaware Food Code.” - Staffing rule 3225.16.2, Scope and severity code: D (as printed on the report), completion date August 8, 2025
DHCQ: “Two out of five residents reviewed, the facility failed to ensure that nursing services met professional standards as evidenced by having LPNs complete the post fall assessment and documentation for residents’ post fall which violates the Delaware State Board of Nursing Scope of Practice.”
- August 7, 2024, Annual Visit & Complaint Survey: 6 deficiencies cited. Report (PDF)
- Medication Management rule 3225.8.3.2, completion date September 5, 2024
DHCQ: “Three medication carts located in the hallway were left unlocked and unattended.” - Infection Control rule 3225.9.5.2
DHCQ: “For four out of six employees sampled, the facility failed to provide evidence of the pre-employment tuberculin testing.” - Contracts rule 3225.10.10, completion date August 28, 2024
- Service Agreements rule 3225.13.1
DHCQ: “For five out of five sampled residents for the SA completion, the facility failed to provide evidence that the resident or family participated in the development of the agreement or that the resident was provided a copy.” - Service Agreements rule 3225.13.3, completion date August 20, 2024
- Emergency Preparedness rule 3225.18.4
- Medication Management rule 3225.8.3.2, completion date September 5, 2024
- August 31, 2022, Annual Visit: 1 deficiency cited. Report (PDF)
- Infection Control rule 3225.9.7
DHCQ: “For two out of six residents sampled for pneumococcal vaccines, the facility lacked evidence of the residents’ pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines.”
- Infection Control rule 3225.9.7
See this facility’s reports on the state’s list → (Forwood Estates Senior Living)
What these terms mean
Delaware’s Division of Health Care Quality inspects each assisted living facility at an annual visit and investigates complaints; a follow-up survey checks that cited problems were fixed. Each deficiency names the rule in Delaware’s assisted living regulations (16 Del. Admin. Code 3225) that was not met, and DHCQ’s statement of how it was not met.
Reports from 2024 on print a scope and severity code beside each deficiency. Delaware does not publish what these codes mean for assisted living, so we show the letter as printed.
The completion date is the date the facility gave in its plan of correction for being back in compliance with the rule.
The reports are scanned PDFs; rule numbers, codes and quoted statements were read from the scans and may contain reading errors, so check the report itself. Older reports may carry the facility’s earlier name; DHCQ files them under the same license number. Rule names are the section headings of the current regulations. This community is licensed for 40 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Health Care Quality, data as of October 16, 2026, showing the last five years. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility
- License number
- 1057
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 40
- County
- New Castle County
Source: Delaware state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Delaware, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Delaware
- Diamond State Health Plan Plus (DSHP Plus). Yes. Delaware's Medicaid long-term care program, Diamond State Health Plan Plus, lists assisted living care as a benefit for residents who are elderly or physically disabled and qualify. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 5.4 mi, nursing home 1.7 mi, pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Francis Hospital, Wilmington. 5.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Encore at Windsor Hills, Wilmington. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Care Options For Kids, Claymont. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19810 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Talleyville, Wilmington, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc North Wilmington, Wilmington, 3.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Chadds Ford, Chadds Ford, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19810.
Bayada Hospice, office in Wilmington, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice, office in Newport, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Delaware Hospice - North Division, office in Newark, 11.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Christiana Care Health Services Inc, Wilmington. 2.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk very low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in August 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Health Care Quality inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Delaware Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Forwood Estates Senior Living provide?
Forwood Estates Senior Living is licensed by the state of Delaware for assisted living in Wilmington, Delaware. Its licensed capacity is 40 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Forwood Estates Senior Living?
No. We publish state licensing details for Forwood Estates Senior Living but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Forwood Estates Senior Living cost?
The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Forwood Estates Senior Living?
Use Forwood Estates Senior Living's website, sinceriseniorliving.com/forwood-estates, or visit at 1912 Marsh Road, Wilmington, DE 19810.
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