CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in New Castle County, Delaware
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 25 nursing homes in New Castle County, Delaware qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes New Castle County as urban.
In Delaware, 44 of 44 nursing homes (100.0%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADIA REHABILITATION BROADMEADOW | Middletown | Yes, urban county | Cadia Healthcare | 120 | 085050 |
| CADIA REHABILITATION PIKE CREEK | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Cadia Healthcare | 177 | 085054 |
| CADIA REHABILITATION SILVERSIDE | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Cadia Healthcare | 116 | 085056 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT BRACKENVILLE LLC | Hockessin | Yes, urban county | Complete Care | 104 | 085042 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT HILLSIDE LLC | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Complete Care | 106 | 085013 |
| Coral Springs Rehab & Healthcare | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services | 169 | 085004 |
| ENCORE AT FOULK | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | 46 | 085060 | |
| ENCORE AT WEST MEADOW L.L.C. | Newark | Yes, urban county | 110 | 085021 | |
| ENCORE AT WILMINGTON | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | 82 | 085031 | |
| EXCELCARE AT NEWARK LLC | Newark | Yes, urban county | Excelcare | 101 | 085025 |
| EXCELCARE AT WILMINGTON LLC | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Excelcare | 150 | 085002 |
| EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR CHILDREN | Newark | Yes, urban county | 46 | 08A015 | |
| GILPIN HALL | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | 96 | 085047 | |
| JEANNE JUGAN RESIDENCE | Newark | Yes, urban county | 40 | 08A006 | |
| KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | 104 | 085001 | |
| KUTZ REHABILITATION AND NURSING | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | 90 | 085043 | |
| NEW CASTLE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | New Castle | Yes, urban county | Saber Healthcare Group | 120 | 085039 |
| NEWARK MANOR NURSING HOME | Newark | Yes, urban county | 67 | 08A020 | |
| PIKE CREEK NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Lifeworks Rehab | 177 | 085033 |
| REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER | Hockessin | Yes, urban county | Nationwide Healthcare Services | 172 | 085006 |
| REGENCY HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Nationwide Healthcare Services | 100 | 085012 |
| STONEGATES | Greenville | Yes, urban county | 49 | 085026 | |
| WILLOWBROOKE COURT AT COKESBURY VILLAGE | Hockessin | Yes, urban county | Acts Retirement-Life Communities | 10 | 085017 |
| WILLOWBROOKE COURT AT COUNTRY HOUSE | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Acts Retirement-Life Communities | 14 | 085003 |
| WILMINGTON NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | Wilmington | Yes, urban county | Lifeworks Rehab | 138 | 085028 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.