Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Milford, Delaware, CMS certification number 085058
21 W Clarke Avenue, Milford, DE 19963 · Sussex County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 11, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $144,544 (3)
Does Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Polaris Healthcare and 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Polaris Healthcare and 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
- 4.06
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.28
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.05
- Weekend total hours
- 3.65
- Nursing staff turnover
- 63.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 72.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 11, 2026 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 28, 2025, found 30.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $144,544 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 93.5 residents live here, about 94% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 93.5
- Certified since
- April 18, 2020
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 7 homes nationally under Nationwide Healthcare Services, 2.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
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- Delaware Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center110 W. North Street, Georgetown 19947
- Excelcare at Lewes LLC301 Ocean View Blvd, Lewes 19958
- Bay Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Center889 South Little Creek Road, Dover 19901
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Polaris Healthcare and 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 Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.