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Delaware Veterans Home
100 Delaware Veterans Blvd, Milford, DE 19963 · Map
Government - State · 144 certified beds
Delaware Veterans Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Milford, Delaware. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.22 hours per resident per day, above the Delaware average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Apr 25, 2024 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $31,837In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Delaware Veterans Home 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) | 6.22 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.25 | 1.03 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.18 | 2.47 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.1% | 41.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 13.5 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 12, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 26, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $31,837, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Delaware Veterans Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 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 · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2023
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
- 100 Delaware Veterans Blvd
Milford, DE 19963 - CMS certification #
- 085051
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 144
- Avg residents/day
- 73.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2007-06-20
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Delaware Veterans Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home; Medicare-certified hospice at this address
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified hospice at this address. Medicare-certified hospice DELAWARE HOSPICE, INC SOUTHERN DIVISION (Medicare CCN 081503) lists this same street address. Ownership type: Other. Medicare certified since 07/09/1985. (CMS Hospice - General Information, as of Aug 19, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (DELAWARE VETERANS HOME – MILFORD) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Skilled Long Term: 150; Dementia: 30. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Dec 16, 2024)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus, Milford. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Milford Center, Milford. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Home Healthcare, Milford. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19963 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Milford, Milford, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Harrington, Harrington, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Dover Home Dialysis Center, Dover, 14.5 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19963.
Delaware Hospice, Inc Southern Division, office in Milford, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice Of The Delmar Peninsula, office in Milford, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Delaware Hospice Central Div, office in Dover, 15.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Aloysius Onwuka, MD, Villas. 28.4 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 low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | See above |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Delaware Veterans Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Delaware Veterans Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Delaware Veterans Home staffed?
Delaware Veterans Home reports 6.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Delaware average of 4.51.
Has Delaware Veterans Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Delaware Veterans Home have?
Delaware Veterans Home is certified for 144 beds.