Delaware Hospital F/T Chronically Ill (Dhci) is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1989-01-01. 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) 223-1500 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Delaware Hospital F/T Chronically Ill (Dhci) 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 (3★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 97.8/100, placing it #80 of 14703 facilities nationally and #2 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 Delaware Hospital F/T Chronically Ill (Dhci) receives a reported average of 10 hours 18 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 2 hours 38 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 50 minutes; Nurse Aide — 5 hours 50 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 8 hours 21 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 30.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $82,885. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $82,885, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 75.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Delaware Hospital F/T Chronically Ill (Dhci) ranks 80th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 97.8/100), placing it in the top 5% nationwide. Within DE, it ranks 2nd out of 44 nursing homes. In Smyrna, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #17 nationally and RN hours rank #121 nationally (#2 in DE). Our composite quality score of 97.8/100 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 Smyrna, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/delaware/smyrna/