Delaware Veterans Home

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

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 26, 2026

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 26, 2026

• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 26, 2026

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

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 26, 2026

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

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 26, 2026

• Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 26, 2026

• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 26, 2026

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

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 30, 2025

• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 30, 2025

• Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 30, 2025

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

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 20, 2024

• Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 30, 2025

• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 17, 2024

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

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 17, 2024

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 17, 2024

• Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 26, 2023

• Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 26, 2023

• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 26, 2023

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

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 26, 2023

• Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 26, 2023

• Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 26, 2023

• Establish staff and initial training requirements.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 26, 2023

Delaware Veterans Home offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Delaware Veterans Home is located at 100 Delaware Veterans Blvd in Milford, Delaware.

Reviews of Delaware Veterans Home are sharply mixed, with some families praising attentive therapy and hygiene care while others describe serious lapses in staffing, medication management, and basic hygiene. The facility exclusively serves veterans in a skilled nursing setting, and feedback suggests care quality may vary significantly by unit or shift.

Delaware Veterans Home had 4 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 22 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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