Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House
1001 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE 19973 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Acts Retirement-Life Communities (26 facilities) · 15 certified beds
Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Seaford, Delaware. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.31 hours per resident per day, below the Delaware average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jun 3, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House 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) | 4.31 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.43 | 1.03 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.47 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 41.8% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · May 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 · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 7 deficiencies
- 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 · Jun 21, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 21, 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
- 1001 Middleford Road
Seaford, DE 19973 - CMS certification #
- 085009
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 15
- Avg residents/day
- 9.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-11-16
- Chain
- Acts Retirement-Life Communities (26 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Acts Retirement-Life Communities
Acts Retirement-Life Communities operates 26 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Acts Retirement-Life Communities facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Signature Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Residents of our Seaford CCRC senior living apartments or cottage homes are gifted the opportunity to spend their time enjoying themselves, versus endlessly worrying about the future.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
With Acts Life Care®, residents feel a sense of security in knowing many future healthcare needs are already covered by their entrance fee and current monthly fee.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc., Seaford. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lofland Park Center, Seaford. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tidalhealth Home Care, Laurel. 3.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Seaford Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19973 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Seaford, Seaford, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc Laurel, Laurel, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Bridgeville, Bridgeville, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19973.
Coastal Hospice Inc, office in Salisbury, 18.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice Of The Delmar Peninsula, office in Milford, 20.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Delaware Hospice, Inc Southern Division, office in Milford, 21.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ydiprmc, LLC, Salisbury. 16.6 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 high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House a good nursing home?
CMS gives Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House staffed?
Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House reports 4.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Delaware average of 4.51.
Has Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House have?
Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House is certified for 15 beds.