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Gilpin Hall

1101 GILPIN AVENUE, WILMINGTON, DE, 19806

(302) 654-4486

96 licensed beds

CMS rates Gilpin Hall 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 24 citations across 11 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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1101 Gilpin Avenue

Wilmington, DE 19806

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

085047

Care type

Nursing home

County

New Castle

Facility name

Gilpin Hall

Street address

1101 GILPIN AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Wilmington, DE 19806

Phone

(302) 654-4486

About this facility — Gilpin Hall

Gilpin Hall is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Wilmington, Delaware. It is licensed for 96 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Delaware (110 beds).

It is one of 36 senior care facilities in Wilmington and 44 skilled nursing facilities across Delaware. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Gilpin Hall 24 times across 11 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Bannan, Jessica

Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Clark, Stephen

Director · Officer — since 1990

Guggenberger, Paul

Director · Officer — since 2010

Lind, Gail

Director — since 2022

Mcbride, Terrence

Director — since 2016

Reese, C

Director — since 2005

Smiley, Paul

Managing employee — since 2022

Smith, Harvey

Director · Officer — since 1989

Smith, Matthew

Director · Officer — since 2018

Warrington, Alan

Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 1991

Wolcott, Daniel

Director · Officer — since 1996

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1997-01-07

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

12 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-08-29

Nurse staffing

5.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$527 per day (≈ $16,020/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

89% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 9% private/other

Occupancy

82% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

5% above the DE median of $502/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-07-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-01-08

2025-12-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0551

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

Corrected 2025-12-29

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-12-29

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)

2025-08-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations

F-0570

E · No harm found

Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.

Corrected 2025-10-13

F-0602

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2025-06-19

F-0607

C · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2025-10-13

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-10-13

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2025-10-13

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2025-10-13

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-10-13

F-0756

C · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-10-13

F-0761

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-10-13

2024-10-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2024-11-10

F-0582

D · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2024-11-10

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2024-11-10

F-0600

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-11-10

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-11-10

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-11-10

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-11-10

F-0697

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-11-10

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-10

2023-12-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0600

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-01-31

F-0755

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-01-31

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-01-31

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 085047.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Delaware.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 34% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 35

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $38,290

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

5.0

Higher than 84% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.0

Nursing staff turnover, annual

28%

Higher than 12% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 40%

Resident outcomes

On 19 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Delaware average on 6 and worse on 9. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	17.4%	12.3%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	9.6%	5.5%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.2%	0.4%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	9.0%	1.9%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	10.6%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	3.5%	2.9%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	96.2%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	9.7%	12.1%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	19.9%	21.9%	19.5%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	98.8%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	1.9%	3.4%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	27.4%	19.3%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	7.6%	10.6%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.81	1.75	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.69	1.33	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	91.4%	84.5%	82.3%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	11.8%	22.7%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	18.9%	10.8%	11.8%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0600 3 inspections. Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0684 2 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Delaware

Licensing: Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Health Care Quality (DHCQ)
File a complaint: 877-453-0012 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 855-773-1002. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 888-277-4302. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

St Francis Hospital, about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, about 2.5 miles.
Wilmington Va Medical Center, about 2.8 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Regency Healthcare & Rehab Center, Wilmington, about 0.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Wilmington, about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Excelcare At Wilmington, Wilmington, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Complete Care At Hillside, Wilmington, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Stonegates, Greenville, about 3.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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