Nursing homeFAID #1673
Seaford Center
1100 NORMAN ESKRIDGE HIGHWAY, SEAFORD, DE, 19973
(302) 629-3575
124 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
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Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
124
CMS facility ID
085015
Care type
Nursing home
County
Sussex
Facility name
Seaford Center
Street address
1100 NORMAN ESKRIDGE HIGHWAY
City / state / ZIP
Seaford, DE 19973
Phone
(302) 629-3575
Website
About this facility — Seaford Center
Seaford Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Seaford, Delaware. It is licensed for 124 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Delaware (110 beds).
It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Seaford 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 Seaford Center 61 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $192,384 in fines. 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 August 31, 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
Parent company
Genesis Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Registered owners & officers
Genesis De Holdings Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2011
Berg, Michael
Officer — since 2015
Bridgeford, Laura
Officer — since 2024
Erhart, Carol
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Fc-gen Operations Investment Llc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Gen Operations I Llc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Gen Operations Ii Llc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Genesis Healthcare Inc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Genesis Healthcare Llc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Genesis Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Genesis Operations Llc
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Ghc Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2011
Mendelson, Avi
Officer — since 2024
Sun Healthcare Group Inc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Whitman, Arnold
Indirect owner — since 2015
Regulatory standing
Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1976-05-10
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
10 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$192,384 total
Last standard inspection
2025-09-09
Nurse staffing
3.6 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)
Average billed charges
$502 per day (≈ $15,260/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
80% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 11% private/other
Occupancy
76% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
right at the DE median of $502/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
124
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Inspection record
Every citation, dated and graded.
Kitchen & food safety
Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-09-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 citations
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-10-22
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 2025-10-22
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-10-22
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-10-22
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-10-22
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-10-22
F-0693
D · No harm found
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2025-10-22
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-10-22
F-0791
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2025-10-22
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-10-22
2025-06-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2025-06-06
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (50 citations)
2024-12-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0635
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Corrected 2025-02-05
F-0698
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-02-05
F-0711
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2025-02-05
F-0775
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Corrected 2025-02-05
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-02-05
2024-09-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 citations
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0657
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0686
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0690
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0730
E · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-11-05
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-11-05
2024-04-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 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 2024-05-30
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-30
2023-09-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered25 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0585
F · 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 2023-10-25
F-0600
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2022-05-22
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0655
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0711
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0730
E · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0756
D · 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 2023-10-25
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0761
E · No harm found
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 2023-12-19
F-0773
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0791
E · No harm found
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0803
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-12-19
F-0868
F · No harm found
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2023-10-25
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-10-25
2024-09-24Fire-safety inspection1 citation
E-0037
D · No harm found
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2024-11-05
2023-09-07Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-10-16
2021-07-09Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2021-07-30
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2021-07-30
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2021-07-30
K-0500
F · No harm found
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Corrected 2021-07-30
Federal penalties
2024-09-24Fine$33,933
2023-09-07Fine$158,451
2023-09-07Medicare payment denial — 3 days
Total fines$192,384
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 085015.
Visitor reviews
What people say on Google.
4.4★★★★★162 ratings on Google
★★★★★Jame White · 2026-06-11 · via Google“I was very nervous about the upcoming admission of my wife of 43yrs to Seaford Center. She was not wanting to go there or anywhere. To my great relief the staff at admission was very sensitive to my concerns and fears. I truly believe that the administration staff were real. I became comfortable in the knowledge that Kay will be taken well care at Seaford Center. Also, as I moved through the Cente…”
★Allen Conley · 2026-06-21 · via Google“My dad was in here after hip replacement. I can now say I would not send my worst enemy to recover in this place. My dad fell 5 times completely unattended and left to try to get in and out of bed alone. He was left to sit in his own urine on many occasions. He was left in his soiled clothing for days. They were to launder his clothing and hadn’t. The communication in this place is non-existent. T…”
★Debbie Jessell · 2026-05-25 · via Google“My 85 year old blind, hard of hearing and disabled (difficulty getting out of the bed and walking) father was transferred to this facility after a hospital stay for Rehab. Within a week he failed Rehab and is now a Long Term Care resident. There was no signage in his room that he's blind or hard of hearing. We, his family made a sign that clearly no one reads! Additionally, staff seem to be unawar…”
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Inspection citations — last 5 years
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Civil & criminal lawsuits
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Original records
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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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