Jeanne Jugan Residence is certified as a Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1978-05-01. 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) 368-5886 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Jeanne Jugan Residence holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 80.3/100, placing it #3550 of 14703 facilities nationally and #17 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 Jeanne Jugan Residence receives a reported average of 7 hours 15 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 43 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 50 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 43 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 6 hours 37 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 26.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 1 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $7,699. 2 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 26.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Jeanne Jugan Residence ranks 3550th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 80.3/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within DE, it ranks 17th out of 44 nursing homes. In Newark, it ranks 3rd out of 5 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #151 nationally and RN hours rank #376 nationally (#5 in DE). Our composite quality score of 80.3/100 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 Newark, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/delaware/newark/