Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Wilmington, Delaware, CMS certification number 085033
5651 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 · New Castle County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 177
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 13, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 20
- Fines in 3 years
- $221,208 (1)
Does Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.96
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.17
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.24
- Weekend total hours
- 3.51
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 34.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 13, 2025 and cited 20 deficiencies, plus 9 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 10, 2024, found 26.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $221,208 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 171.1 residents live here, about 97% of its 177 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 177
- Average residents per day
- 171.1
- Certified since
- August 11, 1988
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Pike Creek SNF Operator LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 64 homes nationally under Lifeworks Rehab, 2.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Complete Care at Brackenville LLC100 St. Claire Drive, Hockessin 19707
- Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek3540 Three Little Bakers Blvd, Wilmington 19808
- Willowbrooke Court at Cokesbury Village726 Loveville Road, Hockessin 19707
- Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center6525 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin 19707
- Encore at West Meadow L.l.c.255 Possum Park Road, Newark 19711
See also all nursing homes in Wilmington.
Who inspects nursing homes in Delaware
Delaware's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Delaware, the 14 in Wilmington, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
20 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
Pike Creek SNF Operator LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.