Deficiency Index

Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Wilmington, Delaware · CCN 085033

31 surveys since 2010, 15 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations on record
304
Surveys
31
Harm or worse
15
Immediate jeopardy
6
The record, 2010–2026
’10’15’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Immediate jeopardy6

Findings at the most serious level CMS records.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file26/31

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
177
Ownership
For profit - Individual
Chain
LIFEWORKS REHAB
County
New Castle
Medicare-certified since
1988

CMS ratings

Overall
2
Health inspection
1
Staffing
3
Quality measures
5

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.

Weighted by harm level, against 32 for-profit facilities in Delaware.

Last survey on record

May 19, 2026

174 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day3.883.90
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.53—
Annual nurse turnover45.3%41.9%

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

Fines
$484,596 across 2 penalties
Payment denials
2
Special focus
SFF Candidate

Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ33.1%K—L—
Actual harmG22.1%H11.0%I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD5758.8%E2121.6%F77.2%
No harm, potential for minimalA—B11.0%C55.2%
CMS’s current file: 97 of the 304 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F6844×

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

  • F6563×

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • F6573×

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

  • F6893×

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

  • F7613×

    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Pike Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF726Sep 10, 2024

    Based on interview, review of clinical records including two incidents involving significant medication errors and other documentation as indicated, it was determined that for 29 out of 29 licensed nurses reviewed, the facility failed to have a system/process in place to ensure each licensed nurse had competencies and skills sets necessary to care for current residents' needs. - On 7/6/24, E43 (RN) administered another resident's medications to R322, which resulted in a serious adverse outcome. R322 required emergent admission to the ICU for treatment and monitoring. The facility failed to ensure E43 had a medication administration competency and skill set validated during his orientation. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF760Sep 10, 2024

    Based on observation, interview, review of clinical records and other documentation as indicated, it was determined that for one (R322) out of three residents reviewed for hospitalization s and three (R22, R33 and R95) out of nine residents reviewed for medication administration, the facility failed to ensure that residents were free of significant medication errors. On [DATE], R322 was administered R144's prescribed medications. As a result, R322 was emergently sent to the hospital requiring treatment and monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The facility's multiple failures involved in this incident had the potential to cause a serious adverse outcome or death to R322 with respect to receiving another resident's multiple blood pressure medications and diabetic medications. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF880Sep 25, 2023

    Based on interview and review of facility documentation as indicated, it was determined that the facility failed to implement their infection control program for COVID-19 after a resident on 8/4/23 tested positive and subsequent positives were identified on 8/15/23 and 8/19/23, putting residents at risk for a severe adverse outcome. On 8/22/23 at 4:40 PM, an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was called. Based on review of the facility's corrective actions, the IJ was abated on 8/23/23 at 3:00 PM. Additionally, the facility failed to maintain laundry services in a sanitary manner. Findings include: The facility's policy and procedure entitled COVID-19, dated 5/10/23, stated, . 5. Containment/Management: a. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF678Jan 25, 2021

    Based on review of clinical records, interviews, review of other facility documentation, and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) report, it was determined that for one (R1) out of three sampled residents reviewed for CPR, the facility failed to provide basic life support, including CPR, to R1 who had a physician's orders [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . On [DATE] at approximately 2:30 PM, R1 was found unresponsive and was assessed to be without a pulse or respirations and R1 had fixed (non-responsive) pupils. Despite this, the facility failed to call 911 until [DATE] at 3:50 PM (one hour and 20 minutes later). EMS staff arrived at the facility at 4:00 PM and initiated CPR at 4:01 PM. R1 was pronounced as deceased by EMS at 4:40 PM on [DATE]. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF726Jan 25, 2021

    Based on interviews, review of a clinical record, and facility and staff agency (SA) documentation as indicated, it was determined that the facility failed to have a system in place to ensure that four (E9, E12, E23 and E24) out of four (4) licensed agency nurses working in the facility during the year of 2020 were oriented to the facility's practices, trained, and/or had competency and skills assessed prior to providing resident care. For E12, a newly hired agency LPN, the facility failed to ensure that E12 had specific orientation and training to facility practices prior to providing care to residents, which was necessary to care for and to assure the safety of R3, a newly admitted resident. As a result of the facility's failure, R3 had a serious adverse outcome, death. […]

Read 35 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 35 of 304 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • Aug 26, 2026Complaint4 findings
  • May 19, 2026Complaint2 findings
  • Aug 13, 2025Standard and complaint15 findings
  • Sep 10, 2024Standard and complaint37 findings · 2 harm
  • Sep 25, 2023Standard and complaint47 findings · 4 harm
  • Apr 13, 2023Complaint2 findings
  • May 12, 2022Standard and complaint10 findings
  • Jun 23, 2021Standard and complaint14 findings
Show the 23 earlier surveys
  • Jan 25, 2021Complaint13 findings · 3 harm
  • Sep 28, 2020Complaint6 findings
  • Jul 16, 2020Complaint6 findings
  • Jun 2, 2020Complaint3 findings
  • May 14, 2020Complaint1 finding
  • Jun 19, 2019Complaint2 findings
  • Mar 6, 2019Standard and complaint16 findings · 1 harm
  • Jan 10, 2019Complaint1 finding
  • Mar 1, 2018Standard and complaint18 findings · 1 harm
  • Jun 14, 2017Complaint6 findings · 1 harm
  • Dec 21, 2016Standard12 findings
  • Oct 22, 2015Standard23 findings · 1 harm
  • Apr 15, 2015Complaint8 findings
  • Sep 8, 2014Standard9 findings
  • Mar 5, 2014Complaint8 findings · 1 harm
  • Nov 19, 2013—1 finding
  • Jun 25, 2013—10 findings
  • Apr 5, 2012—7 findings
  • Feb 6, 2012—4 findings
  • Oct 5, 2011—1 finding · 1 harm
  • Apr 12, 2011—1 finding
  • Jan 28, 2011—16 findings
  • Nov 4, 2010—1 finding

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

Comparable facilities

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