Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside

    3322 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810
    • Skilled Nursing

    Phenomenal therapy, responsive staff, recommended

    I'm very pleased with this facility - therapy has been phenomenal and progressing well, staff are knowledgeable and responsive, and administration acted quickly when I raised concerns. Care is excellent, the menu is solid, and it truly feels like one of the best places around; I would recommend it to a loved one.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    3.00·(11)

    Overall rating

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

      2.5
    • Staff

      2.2
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Effective physical and occupational therapy
    • Responsive and knowledgeable therapy staff
    • Demonstrable rehabilitation-related functional improvements
    • Administration responsiveness to family concerns
    • Pleasant daytime nursing care
    • Satisfactory menu and meal options
    • Presence of dedicated and skilled caregiving aides

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff conduct and responsiveness
    • Gaps in medication-administration processes
    • Inconsistent bathing and hygiene assistance
    • Variable staffing levels and supervision, especially overnight
    • Long wait times for assistance
    • Poor inventory and personal-property management
    • Communication and care coordination gaps with families
    • Interrupted continuity of rehabilitation during infection-control events
    • Incontinence-care delays and sanitation concerns

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews indicate a facility that delivers strong rehabilitative services for many residents while exhibiting significant variability in day-to-day clinical and support operations. Several families praised physical and occupational therapy teams for being knowledgeable, responsive, and effective at producing measurable functional gains. In those accounts therapy is described as a clear strength of the program and a primary reason for recommending the facility.

    Care quality and clinical practices: Clinical experience appears mixed. Positive accounts describe attentive therapy and supportive daytime nursing staff. Conversely, other accounts raise substantive concerns about basic care processes — notably bathing and hygiene assistance, timely toileting support, and sanitation-related issues. There are also specific concerns about medication-administration practices and documentation that suggest process gaps requiring attention. These mixed signals point to inconsistent execution of routine care protocols across shifts or units.

    Staffing and supervision: Staffing appears uneven. Many reviewers identified a high-performing daytime team and exemplary aides, but also described lower performance during night shifts and long waits for assistance. This pattern suggests variability in staffing levels, training, or supervision between day and night that affects responsiveness and resident experience.

    Dining and activities: Dining experiences were generally described as acceptable; several reviewers were satisfied with the menu and meal delivery. Access to therapy and activities can be affected by infection-control measures — quarantine-related restrictions were noted as limiting rehabilitation continuity in some cases.

    Facilities and property management: There are operational weaknesses around personal-property and equipment management, including instances of misplaced mobility aids. Facility logistics and inventory controls may benefit from improvement to reduce these occurrences.

    Management and communication: A recurring theme is variable communication and care coordination with families. Some reviewers reported that concerns were addressed effectively after escalation to administration, indicating that management can be responsive when engaged. However, the need for repeated escalation in multiple accounts indicates room to strengthen routine family communication, shift-to-shift handovers, and incident-prevention processes.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The strongest consistent asset is the rehabilitation program and its staff; residents seeking focused therapy may find good clinical benefit. The most pronounced operational risks are inconsistent caregiving practices (particularly overnight), gaps in medication and hygiene-related procedures, and property-management shortcomings. Prospective residents and families should consider asking about overnight staffing levels, medication-administration protocols, hygiene-assistance routines, inventory controls for personal equipment, and the facility’s plan for maintaining therapy continuity during infection-control events. Additionally, confirming points of contact and escalation pathways with administration can help ensure concerns are addressed promptly.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
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    Location

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    Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside is located at 3322 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19810.

    About Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside

    Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside sits at 3322 Silverside Rd in Wilmington, Delaware, serving the North Wilmington area in a one-story building that covers over 50,000 square feet, and you'll see it's a skilled nursing facility and a rehab center that's run as a for-profit company under the management of Long Term Care Corp since 2008, Onix Group LLC since January 2025, Laura Dittmar since January 2020, and Elizabeth Price since June 2023, and it's also affiliated with Cadia Healthcare. The building has 116 certified beds with an average daily population of about 103 residents, and while there are private and semi-private rehab suites with TVs and phones in every room, plus free Wi-Fi throughout, there are also large and family dining rooms, many lounges, activity areas, and outdoor seating that feels comfortable even if you want to just sit outside for a while. Daily meals offer choices such as low- or no-sodium, gluten-free, and no-sugar options, all prepared in a complete kitchen, and there's a full-time dietitian with a menu that changes, aiming to meet nutrition needs for each resident, using chef-inspired entrees and restaurant-style dining.

    The care at Cadia Silverside focuses on supporting people who need skilled nursing as well as physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and you'll find 24/7 nursing services that can handle things like IV antibiotics, wound care, feeding tubes, diabetes care, catheter care, ostomy care, CHF and COPD management, hospice and palliative support, stroke and dementia care, pain management, and even off-site dialysis, with medications managed and memory and incontinence care available for those who need it. The nurse staffing level is 4.00 hours per resident per day, which is lower than the Delaware average, and the nurse turnover rate here is 49.2%, which runs a bit higher than the state norm. Residents get inpatient rehab therapy with licensed PT, OT, and SLP therapists and there's a transition and discharge program that tries to help folks return home safely and quickly, with the planning starting when someone first comes in and using a team for each person's case.

    There's a big 3000-square-foot rehabilitation gym filled with things like stationary bikes, computerized exercise cycles, a Wii-Habilitation station, pain reduction tools, and deep heat therapy, plus nerve and muscle stimulation for retraining, a video swallowing assessment area, and tracheostomy voice restoration training, as well as virtual reality and communication technology to help with therapy; the specialized courtyard features different walking surfaces to practice walking like you would have at home or outside, which makes physical therapy a bit more practical for real life. Cadia Silverside offers activities every day such as arts and crafts, music therapy, gardening, celebrating holidays, and outings, with English-speaking staff and both group and independent leisure options.

    Cadia Silverside doesn't accept new patients right now. At the last check, surveys and inspection reports have shown some issues, like a resident rights deficiency over slow information sharing with residents, family, or doctors when things change, and some concerns about federal infection control standards, though no actual harm has resulted so far-still, the center continues to operate with these notes on record. There isn't a full detail on all amenities or unique services, and care is tailored for each person according to their needs. Residents get Wi-Fi, roomy lounges and outdoor space, dining choices, and daily activities, along with medical and rehabilitation care, all under one roof.

    People often ask...

    Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside offers skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 3322 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810.

    No, Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside 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 number2559
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeNursing Home
    Capacity128 residents
    EffectiveNovember 1st, 2024
    ExpiresNovember 20th, 2025

    Inspection Reports

    6

    Reports

    0

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    5

    Complaints

    7

    Years

    27 Mar 2025Complaint
    An investigation identified deficiencies in how grievances were handled and in protecting residents from abuse, neglect, and exploitation, with documented policy and safety concerns.
    • §483.10(j)Grievances
    • §483.12(a)(1)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
    07 Mar 2024Complaint
    The facility had deficiencies related to infection control practices during the visit.
    • A§483.80Infection Control
    12 Dec 2022Complaint
    Investigated deficiencies related to resident privacy and medical records management, including improper handling of resident-identifiable information and incomplete EMR documentation.
    • 483.20(f)(5)Resident-identifiable information
    • 483.70(i)(3)Safeguard medical record information
    • 483.70(i)(4)Retention of medical records
    • 483.70(i)(5)Contents of the medical record
    • 483.70(i)(5)Contents of the medical record (EMR completeness)
    06 Jan 2021Follow-Up
    Found no deficiencies. An unannounced follow-up survey confirmed compliance with infection control regulations and CDC recommendations to prepare for COVID-19.
    07 Dec 2020Complaint
    Concluded that there were no deficiencies identified during a COVID-19 focused infection control and complaint survey.
    05 Apr 2019Complaint
    Investigated an unannounced complaint survey conducted April 2–5, 2019 and found deficiencies related to resident rights and abuse prevention.
    • §483.10(f)(1)-(8); §483.12(b)(1)-(4)Resident rights; abuse prevention and investigation
    • §483.12(c)(1)-(4)Investigation and reporting of suspected abuse
    • §483.12(c)(1)-(4)Administrative plan for correction of deficiencies

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