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64/100

Average

Gilpin Hall

1101 Gilpin Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806

CMS 3/5 stars #14 of 25 in New Castle County (302) 654-4486
Certified beds
96
Occupancy
96%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

Our read on Gilpin Hall

Gilpin Hall runs on a nonprofit model with 96 beds, and its staffing is the clearest strength here: 4.95 nurse hours per resident day, about 28% above the national average, with a 5/5 staffing rating and turnover at 27.8% versus 45.8% nationally. Weekend coverage dips roughly 9% below weekday levels, which matters if your visits or care concerns cluster around Saturdays and Sundays. The harder question is the inspection record, 23 deficiencies on file, 7 of them abuse-related, none at the harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was August 2025. Strong staffing and a thin inspection history can coexist; ask what those abuse citations involved before deciding.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing27/30Stability15/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

27/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.96 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.63 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 9% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →28% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.95 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.63 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.51 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover27.80%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: August 29, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Gilpin Hall

What is the ElderGrade for Gilpin Hall? +

Gilpin Hall holds an ElderGrade of C (64 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Gilpin Hall? +

Residents receive an average of 4.95 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Gilpin Hall been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Gilpin Hall accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Gilpin Hall is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.