Nursing home
Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center
889 South Little Creek Road, Dover, DE 19901 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services (15 facilities) · 77 certified beds
Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Dover, Delaware. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, below the Delaware average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 19, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $19,937In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center compares
This facility vs. the Delaware and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Delaware avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.85 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.76 | 1.03 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.47 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.1% | 41.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 13.5 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $19,937, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 889 South Little Creek Road
Dover, DE 19901 - CMS certification #
- 085019
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 77
- Avg residents/day
- 74.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-05-01
- Chain
- Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services (15 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services
Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services operates 15 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus, Dover. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Center at Eden Hill, LLC, Dover. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care At Bayhealth, Dover. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19901 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Dover Home Dialysis Center, Dover, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Fkc Central Delaware, Dover, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Greentree, Dover, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19901.
Delaware Hospice Central Div, office in Dover, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Delaware Hospice, Inc Southern Division, office in Milford, 15.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice Of The Delmar Peninsula, office in Milford, 17.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Aloysius Onwuka, MD, Villas. 31.8 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 risk
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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively high, 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 relatively 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center staffed?
Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Delaware average of 4.51.
Has Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center have?
Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center is certified for 77 beds.