Excelcare at Lewes

    301 Ocean View Blvd., Lewes, Delaware 19958
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate nurses and aides excel

    I placed my mom in this Lewes facility and I'm very pleased - hardworking, compassionate nurses and aides (Nurse Mary and Jacqueline stand out), attentive management under new ownership, and a warm, family-like atmosphere with welcoming common areas. Staff like Pam Graham, Justine Awaol and Elisa guided us with empathy and professionalism; hospice collaboration, good meals, engaging activities and a rehab focus have helped my loved one thrive, and I feel confident and grateful for the comfort and care here.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.46·(24)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.3
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      2.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing staff
    • Dedicated certified nursing assistants
    • Supportive nurse supervisors and clinical liaisons
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy teams
    • Collaborative hospice and end-of-life support
    • Engaging activities and music program
    • Clean, organized unit environments (in some areas)
    • Welcoming central living and common areas
    • Clear family communication and care coordination
    • Helpful admissions and placement guidance
    • Positive resident–staff rapport and bedside manner
    • Convenient, attractive Lewes location

    Cons

    • Inconsistent cleanliness and room maintenance
    • Variable responsiveness to call lights and care needs
    • Gaps in therapy and clinical-coverage continuity
    • Medication-administration and documentation weaknesses
    • Inconsistent meal quality and temperature control
    • Irregular laundry and linen-management processes
    • Mixed staff communication style and professionalism
    • Inadequate discharge planning and follow-up coordination
    • Pest-control and sanitation management gaps
    • Financial and administrative transparency issues
    • Operational disruption related to ownership changes

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed but informative picture. Many families and visitors emphasize strong, compassionate caregiving by individual nurses, CNAs, and clinical liaisons; several accounts describe effective therapy teams, supportive hospice collaboration, and an active activities program. At the same time, multiple operational weaknesses recur across accounts, producing widely differing resident experiences depending on unit, shift, and individual staff assignment.

    Care quality and clinical services: Positive commentary centers on hands-on nursing, attentive aides, and effective PT/OT clinicians who helped residents regain function. Hospice and end-of-life care were described as comforting and family-centered in multiple accounts. Conversely, reviewers described gaps in clinical coverage and therapy continuity at times — including delayed therapy visits, slow physician involvement, and lapses in medication practices — which point to uneven clinical reliability across shifts. There are also concerns about dignity and timeliness of personal care (framed as delays in attending to resident needs and incontinence-care delays), which some families experienced as significant.

    Staff and communication: Many individual staff members receive high praise for compassion, patience, and good communication with families; names are frequently cited as examples of positive interactions. However, other accounts describe inconsistent professionalism, rude interactions, or poor communication from some staff. The pattern suggests variability in communication tone and responsiveness rather than uniformly poor or excellent performance. Families looking at this facility should ask about staff-to-resident ratios, shift coverage, and escalation procedures.

    Dining and activities: Activity programming and the music program are consistently noted as strengths that contribute to a positive atmosphere and resident engagement. Dining feedback is mixed: some reviewers found meals appetizing and well-presented, while others reported cold or unpalatable food. This indicates inconsistent food-service execution and temperature control that may vary by dining unit or shift.

    Facilities and environmental management: Several reviewers praised clean, organized units and welcoming common areas; others raised sanitation and pest-control concerns, as well as issues with linens, torn bedding, and outdated equipment or furniture. The facility appears to be in transition in places, with ongoing upgrades noted by some families—this creates variability in the built environment depending on unit and timing of visit.

    Management, administration, and transitions: Ownership and name changes were mentioned; some families perceived positive changes under new management, while others noted inconsistent follow-up, billing/transport-fee concerns, and references to complaints or regulatory attention. Discharge planning and post-discharge coordination were identified as areas needing improvement by several families. Administrative transparency around fees, clinical incidents, and follow-up processes would help address these concerns.

    Notable patterns and guidance: The dominant pattern is high variability: strong, praised individuals and programs coexist with operational inconsistencies that affect cleanliness, responsiveness, meals, therapy continuity, and administrative transparency. Prospective residents and families should schedule a tour, observe multiple units and mealtimes, ask specific questions about therapy schedules, call-light response times, linen/laundry routines, infection-control and pest management, medication-safety protocols, and recent regulatory history. Also inquire about current staffing levels, recent leadership changes, and planned facility upgrades to get a clearer sense of how the facility’s strengths and weaknesses may apply to a particular resident’s needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Excelcare at Lewes is located at 301 Ocean View Blvd., Lewes, Delaware, 19958.

    About Excelcare at Lewes

    Excelcare at Lewes sits at 301 Ocean View Blvd in Lewes, Delaware, and offers assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia, rehabilitation, palliative care, hospice, and respite care, so there's help for many different needs. The facility has semi-private hospital-style rooms that come fully furnished, with private bathrooms, showers, kitchenettes, and air-conditioning for comfort and privacy, and there's a 24-hour call system and nursing support to make sure someone's always there if something goes wrong day or night. The staff include nurses, certified nursing assistants, a medical director, and all sorts of support staff like maintenance, housekeeping, laundry, food service, and activities coordinators, and everyone focuses on treating people as individuals, not numbers. The staff speak English. Residents can use the clinic for physical medicine and diagnostic imaging, and there's skilled rehab for those recovering from illness, injury, or surgery, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, so folks get a lot of chances to improve and feel better. There's an on-call physician, regular meal services in a restaurant-style dining room, and a registered dietitian making sure food fits each person's health needs or dietary restrictions, including for diabetics. There are various amenities like a beauty salon, a fitness room, computer center, transportation service for outings and appointments, and the rooms and common areas are clean and spacious, with air-conditioning and access to gardens, courtyards, small libraries, and cozy dining rooms, so there's always a spot to relax or visit with others. Dedicated memory care units and dementia sections offer extra support for those who need it, and short-term or long-term stays are available, so folks can choose what fits best. Activities like bingo, cards, social events, and other recreational programs help residents stay engaged, and staff focus on supporting both mental and physical wellness through everyday personal care, medication management, and help with daily activities, making things a little more manageable. Excelcare at Lewes operates under the Excelcare Health Management group, which oversees independently owned healthcare centers, and the facility's GOLD status as a preferred provider with Christina Hospital's CareVio ACO shows a commitment to quality. The place is friendly, well-kept, and safe, with a homelike atmosphere, well-maintained grounds, and an aim to help people find belonging, purpose, and comfort as they live there.

    People often ask...

    Excelcare at Lewes offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 301 Ocean View Blvd., Lewes, Delaware 19958.

    No, Excelcare at Lewes does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Delaware, the Division of Health Care Quality licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities, conducting annual surveys, complaint investigations, and infection-control reviews.

    License number1067
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeNursing Home
    Capacity179 residents
    EffectiveOctober 1st, 2025
    ExpiresSeptember 30th, 2026

    Inspection Reports

    9

    Reports

    4

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    5

    Complaints

    6

    Years

    13 Feb 2025Complaint
    Investigated a complaint/recertification and found not in substantial compliance with federal requirements; multiple deficiencies related to resident rights, abuse reporting, and care documentation were identified.
    • 42 CFR 483.73Regulatory compliance (general)
    • §483.12(c)Resident Rights - Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation
    • §483.25(b)Quality of Care – Skin Integrity
    20 Mar 2024Complaint
    The site was cited for multiple deficiencies related to the facility’s environment, food safety practices, and resident care documentation. These findings indicate failures to meet several regulatory standards.
    • 3201.7.0 Plant, Equipment and Physical EnvironmentPlant, Equipment and Physical Environment
    • 3201.7.5 Kitchen and Food Storage AreasKitchen and Food Storage Areas
    • CFR CFR(s): 483.10(b) – Resident CareContinued From page 7 – Resident Care
    04 Apr 2023Follow-Up
    Determined substantial compliance with federal long-term care requirements after an unannounced follow-up survey.
    01 Feb 2023Inspection
    An unannounced survey found multiple deficiencies related to resident rights, care planning, and pain management, with numerous observations and interviews documenting violations.
    • Type A§483.10(a)Resident Rights
    • Type A§483.10(b)Exercise of Rights
    • Type A§483.25(k)Pain Management
    • Type A§483.21(b)Comprehensive Care Plans
    10 Oct 2022Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in food service safety due to inconsistent monitoring of food temperatures prior to service during an unannounced incident survey conducted October 3–10, 2022.
    • §483.60(i)Food safety requirements
    11 Feb 2021Cvfic
    Identified deficiencies related to COVID-19 infection control, tuberculosis testing requirements, and care plan documentation during a focused survey.
    • 42 CFR §483.80Infection prevention and control
    • 16 Delaware Administrative Code 9.8.1Tuberculosis
    22 Dec 2020Infection Control
    Determined compliance with COVID-19 infection control requirements and CMS/CDC recommendations; no deficiencies cited.
    06 Nov 2020Infection Control
    Determined there were no deficiencies and that COVID-19 infection control practices were implemented in line with CMS and CDC guidance.
    18 Feb 2020Complaint
    Identified multiple deficiencies related to resident rights, care planning, nutrition, and pain management during the inspection.
    • §483.10(b)Comprehensive care planning; resident rights
    • §483.21(b)Comprehensive Care Plans
    • §483.25(g)(5)Enteral Nutrition
    • §483.35(a)Pain Management

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