Nursing homes › Delaware › Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center
6525 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707 · (302) 998-0181 · 172 certified beds
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Open your comparisonCMS overall star rating: this provider 2/5; median among 43 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.
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Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Nationwide Healthcare Services, a group operating 7 facilities in 2 states. Group record: average rating 2.6/5, 2 abuse citation icons, 0 facilities on the Special Focus list, $385,293 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (2.6/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.86 (Delaware median: 3.92). RN hours: 0.46. Weekend total: 3.66. Nursing staff turnover: 42%.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 65 deficiency citations, including 1 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | E | complaint | corrected 2026-07-07 |
| 2026-05-23 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E | complaint | corrected 2026-07-07 |
| 2026-05-23 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | E | complaint | corrected 2026-07-07 |
| 2025-05-23 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | D | Health | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | G | complaint | corrected 2025-05-23 |
| 2025-05-23 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-05-23 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-07-08 |
| 2025-02-10 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | complaint | corrected 2024-10-13 |
| 2025-02-10 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-03-05 |
| 2025-02-10 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-03-05 |
| 2025-02-10 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-03-05 |
| 2025-02-10 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-03-05 |
| 2025-02-10 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-03-05 |
| 2024-05-01 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | D | Health | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D | Health | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide. | B | Health | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | B | complaint | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | B | Health | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-01 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | complaint | corrected 2024-01-01 |
| 2024-05-01 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Fine | $72,900 |
| 2025-05-23 | Fine | $17,760 |
| 2025-02-10 | Fine | $12,438 |
| 2024-05-01 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GELLEY, LEAH | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 06/01/2006 |
| GELLEY, MEIR | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 06/01/2006 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 085006), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/regal-heights-healthcare-rehab-center-hockessin-de/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 085006. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.