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ENCORE AT WEST MEADOW

NEWARK, DE · Medicare-certified · 110 beds

Needs attention
For-profit
3 of 5 overall

ENCORE AT WEST MEADOW (Newark, DE) has a 3-star overall rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating, 4-star staffing, and 5-star quality measures. It reports 4.46 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $30,463 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.4604 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: October 29, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $30,463recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4604.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.87
Licensed practical nurses
1.12
Nurse aides
2.47
Weekend nursing
3.80

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 38%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

7.1%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

1.3%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

5.3%Steady

Residents with a urinary tract infection

2.6%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

5.5%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

16.3%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

19.5%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

14.1%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.5%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

2%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

21.4%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

99.1%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98%Steady

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J

The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: G

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to make sure its quality review group had the required members and met at least every three months. Cited March 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 868 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited October 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $14,015 was recorded.

  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.

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  5. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $16,448 was recorded.

  6. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $30,463 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Oct 29, 2025

    $14,015
  • Federal fine

    Aug 28, 2024

    $16,448

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
89.4 residents on an average day (81% of 110 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 44 years

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.