Excelcare At Lewes Llc is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1988-09-20. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (302) 645-4664 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Excelcare At Lewes Llc holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 71.8/100, placing it #7421 of 14703 facilities nationally and #31 of 44 in Delaware. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Excelcare At Lewes Llc receives a reported average of 3 hours 48 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 38 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 2 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 8 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 29 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 46.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Excelcare At Lewes Llc with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. The facility has received 4 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $38,860. 17 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 68.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Excelcare At Lewes Llc ranks 7421st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 71.8/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within DE, it ranks 31st out of 44 nursing homes. In Lewes, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #6,353 nationally and RN hours rank #6,127 nationally (#36 in DE). Our composite quality score of 71.8/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Lewes, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/delaware/lewes/