KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER
KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER is a 104-bed nursing home in WILMINGTON, Delaware. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-01-01. It averages 90.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER?
CMS lists 33 health-inspection deficiencies for KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-13.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-12-13 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-12-13 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E |
| 2025-12-13 | F0610, F0925 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | D |
| 2024-11-22 | F0755, F0812 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-11-22 | F0689, F0803 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E |
| 2024-11-22 | F0552, F0554, F0600, F0602, F0609, F0641, F0677, F0684, F0687, F0688, F0741, F0908 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate foot care. / 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. / Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | D |
| 2023-10-12 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-10-12 | F0842, F0847, F0848, F0947 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E |
| 2023-10-12 | F0623, F0625, F0641, F0644, F0700, F0730, F0761 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. | D |
Why was KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | Fine | $8,278 |
How is KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | DE average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.50527 | 4.34546 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 39.4 | 41.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 90.1 | 90.1 |
Who owns KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER?
KENTMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER is registered with CMS as Non profit - Other, operates under the legal business name KENTMERE HOME OF MERCIFUL REST SOCIETY INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | GARTNER, JOHN, MAZIE, ERIC | since 03/01/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | KENTMERE HOME OF MERCIFUL REST SOCIETY INC., JOHNSON, LESLIE | since 02/23/2026 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | HEALTHPRO HERITAGE LLC, KENTMERE HOME OF MERCIFUL REST SOCIETY INC., RKL LLP, GARTNER, JOHN, JOHNSON, LESLIE, MAZIE, ERIC, ZHU, YING | since 01/01/2020 |
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