Excelcare at Wilmington

    2801 W 6th St, Wilmington, Delaware 19805
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate, knowledgeable, clean, family-oriented care

    I'm grateful my mother received compassionate, knowledgeable care - nurses and providers like Jen, Dr. Harewood and Georgia went above and beyond. The facility is clean and recently renovated, with meaningful activities and friendly, responsive staff; I would recommend it to families seeking attentive, family-oriented senior care.

    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

    3.30·(40)

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      1.3
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      3.3

    Pros

    • Effective wound and diabetes management
    • Knowledgeable medical staff and nurse practitioners
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing aides and RNs
    • Responsive unit leadership and long-tenured staff
    • Regular clinical updates and communication
    • Meaningful social activities and resident engagement
    • Clean, regularly maintained resident rooms
    • Helpful social work support and family guidance
    • Smooth post-acute clinical coordination
    • Warm resident welcome and family-oriented service

    Cons

    • Inconsistent billing transparency and authorization processes
    • Poor responsiveness to nurse-call and care requests
    • Inadequate staffing levels leading to care delays
    • Incontinence-care delays and inconsistent hygiene practices
    • Variable meal quality and limited diabetic menu options
    • Communication gaps between staff and families
    • Laundry and personal belongings management gaps
    • Kitchen sanitation and food-service process concerns
    • Medication-management and safety concerns
    • High staff turnover and ownership-change instability

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews reflect a mixed picture of clinical strengths and operational inconsistencies. On the clinical side, reviewers frequently highlight strong wound care and improved diabetes management, plus positive assessments of physicians, nurse practitioners, and specific nurses who provide attentive clinical oversight. Several comments point to compassionate aides and nursing staff, helpful social-work support, routine clinical updates, and units where rooms are cleaned daily and residents receive regular social interaction.

    At the same time, there are recurring operational concerns that families should weigh. A pattern of inconsistent responsiveness is described: nurse-call delays, slow attention to personal-care needs, and staffing shortages that appear to contribute to lapses in timely assistance. Reviewers also raise issues with incontinence-care processes and hygiene practices, laundry and personal-belongings handling, and variable cleanliness across different areas of the facility.

    Dining and food service emerge as another area of variability. Some reviewers praise meal service and communal dining activities, while others describe small portions, repetitive menus, limited diabetic-friendly options, and kitchen sanitation or process concerns. Activities programming gets positive mentions (bingo, cafeteria visits, social time), but reviewers imply that engagement and atmosphere can vary by unit.

    Management and administrative practices are a notable source of tension. Several reviews cite confusing or allegedly deceptive billing and authorization practices and difficulties getting clear answers from billing staff. Ownership changes and perceived underfunding are referenced as contributors to instability and staff turnover. There are also isolated, serious allegations concerning medication management and resident injuries; these stand apart from clinical praise and should prompt prospective families to review recent inspection reports, medication protocols, and incident records.

    Taken together, the reviews suggest a facility with demonstrable clinical capabilities and strong individual caregivers in places, alongside operational weaknesses that create uneven resident experiences. Prospective residents and families would benefit from targeted questions during a tour: staffing ratios for the intended unit, procedures for call-response times, medication-management policies, documented dietary accommodations for clinical conditions, recent kitchen and facility inspection results, and written explanations of billing and authorization processes. Visiting during different times of day and speaking directly with unit leadership and social-work staff can help clarify which of the described strengths or concerns are most relevant to a particular unit or level of care.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    • 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 Wilmington is located at 2801 W 6th St, Wilmington, Delaware, 19805.

    About Excelcare at Wilmington

    Excelcare at Wilmington sits at 2801 W 6th Street in Wilmington, DE and is part of Excelcare Health Management, though there's not much more general information available about it. This 150-bed Skilled Nursing Facility puts a lot of attention on health care with everyday compassion, aiming to support both short term and long term needs for seniors. There are services for people needing help after a hospital stay, from post-surgical therapy to stroke recovery, with physical, occupational, and speech therapies on-site, plus things like wound care, diabetes management, IV therapy, and colostomy care. Licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants are always on duty, providing personal care, medication management, and help with all daily activities, and there's a registered dietician who watches over meal planning and nutrition-meals come restaurant-style or all day, and they're ready for special diets like diabetes or allergies, plus there's pharmacy delivery for medications.

    For older adults who have dementia or Alzheimer's disease, Excelcare at Wilmington offers a dedicated memory care unit meant to keep things safe and calm, with programs to prevent wandering and confusion, plus therapy and housing tailored for those with cognitive issues. Fall prevention is a focus too, using assessments, personal plans, and therapy to help balance and walking. There's also technology like ultrasonic stimulation for things like pain or healing after surgery. Rehabilitation after illness or surgery gets handled with skilled nursing care, and people can get support whether they're able to move on their own or need help with every step.

    Residents have the option of furnished private rooms, each with a private bathroom, TV, kitchenette, phone, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and regular housekeeping. Community features include outdoor common areas, walking paths, a library, a movie theater room, and different rooms for arts, games, and fitness, all set up to keep people engaged and social. Activities run daily, both staff-led and resident-run, and there are programs for music, arts, movie nights, fitness, and more to keep life interesting. The place has a business room, a wellness/spa area, transportation, library, and parking, plus laundry and housekeeping. Safety gets special attention, with a 24-hour emergency alert system and move-in coordination services. Family involvement is welcomed through support programs and by helping with move-ins, so people can feel connected as they settle in.

    The medical team has deep experience, with over 20 to 30 years working in care, and the current Medical Director is Dr. Ying Zhu. Excelcare works with local hospitals-including holding Gold Status as a Preferred Provider for Christina Hospital with the CareVio ACO-and brings in area doctors to make sure each resident's care fits what they need. The staff all speak English and cover both medical and daily needs. Medicaid and Medicare are accepted, and the facility includes both skilled nursing and intermediate care for those who need a lot of help. It's not part of a CCRC and is for-profit, managed by Excelcare Health Management, which licenses the name to its independently owned centers. Right now, Excelcare at Wilmington isn't accepting new residents. The grounds are built for healing and recovery, offering peaceful outdoor space and a strong focus on the well-being and dignity of everyone living there.

    People often ask...

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

    There are 7 photos of Excelcare at Wilmington on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 2801 W 6th St, Wilmington, Delaware 19805.

    No, Excelcare at Wilmington 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 number1107
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeNursing Home
    Capacity150 residents
    EffectiveOctober 1st, 2025
    ExpiresSeptember 30th, 2026

    Inspection Reports

    5

    Reports

    2

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    3

    Complaints

    7

    Years

    13 Mar 2025Complaint
    Investigated a resident abuse and safety concerns, including cognitive impairment issues and resident-to-resident incidents, with findings indicating deficiencies in protecting residents from abuse and neglect.
    • Type A42 CFR 483.12(a)Not use verbal, mental, sexual, or physical abuse, corporal punishment, or involuntary seclusion
    03 May 2024Follow-Up
    Investigated the unannounced follow-up survey and found substantial compliance with no deficiencies identified.
    01 Mar 2024Complaint
    Investigated a complaint alleging abuse and neglect; identified deficiencies affecting resident care, safety, and rights.
    • Type A§483.12(a)(2)Provide equal access to quality care; transfers and discharge
    12 May 2020Complaint
    Investigated a complaint about COVID-19 infection control and found deficiencies in infection prevention and isolation practices during the outbreak.
    • 42 CFR §483.80Infection prevention and control
    07 Aug 2019Inspection
    Found violations related to resident rights and failure to report alleged abuse to the state agency. The findings indicate residents were not consistently treated with dignity and a resident-to-resident altercation was not reported.
    • 42 CFR 483.10(a)(1)-(2); 42 CFR 483.10(b)(1)-(2)Resident rights
    • 42 CFR 483.12(c)(1)-(4)Reporting of Alleged Violations

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