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Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI)

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI)'s website

100 Sunnyside Road,
Smyrna DE 19977

(302) 223-1500

39.51% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Smyrna, Delaware, Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) is one of a mere two nursing homes in the area. Featuring an overall rating of A+, this nursing home is clearly an elite facility. Based on our ratings, you can not go wrong with this nursing home. If you look below, you will see this nursing home's category ratings, which appear to be equally impressive as its overall grade.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - State
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Dentistry
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Delaware badge

Top Nursing Home in Delaware Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Smyrna, Delaware badge

Best Nursing Home in Smyrna, Delaware Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Delaware badge

Top Nursing Home in Delaware Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Smyrna, Delaware badge

Best Nursing Home in Smyrna, Delaware Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Delaware badge

Top Nursing Home in Delaware Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Smyrna, Delaware badge

Best Nursing Home in Smyrna, Delaware Awards 2021

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. The nursing grade weighs a handful of subcategories, many of which are tied to nursing hours. This facility provided 1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Delaware in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of moving residents more often.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

This high end nursing home also fared very well in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. For residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. Once we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 92.89941 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

This nursing home also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. It received one of our best grades in that category with an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Moving on to the final category, this nursing home also excelled in the short-term care category. We gave it a grade of A for this area. This finalized truly elite report card. Our short-term care grades are presumably more meaningful for residents needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 6.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents which have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 3.55% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 19.69% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 0% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 95.59% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 10.29% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 6.72% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI), 6.72% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Bayhealth Hospital, Kent CampusAcute Care Hospitals 10.5 miles away640 S State Street Dover Delaware 19901Voluntary non-profit - Private(302) 744-7001

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Smyrna0.69 miles awayGateway North Shopping Center 210 Stadium Street, Rt. 13 Smyrna Delaware 19977Dialysis Stations: 16 (302) 659-5220
  • Fresenius Medical Care Southern Delaware, LLC5.86 miles away80 Salt Creek Drive Dover Delaware 19901Dialysis Stations: 12 (302) 678-2181
  • Dover Universal LLC9.02 miles away107 Mont Blanc Blvd., Suite 100 Dover Delaware 19904Dialysis Stations: 12 (302) 674-2074
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Greentree9.94 miles away97 Commerce Way, Suite 104 Dover Delaware 19904Dialysis Stations: 16 (302) 674-1919
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Central Delaware9.98 miles awayBlue Hen Corporate Center 655 South Bay Road, Suite 4m Dover Delaware 19901CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (302) 678-5718
  • Bayhealth Medical Center10.44 miles away640 S State Street Dover Delaware 19901Dialysis Stations: 9 (302) 744-7322
  • Fresenius Medical Care Southern Delaware, LLC11.23 miles away1198 South Governors Avenue Building B, Suite 201 Dover Delaware 19904Dialysis Stations: 4 (302) 736-1340
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Middletown13.32 miles away104 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Suite 100 Middletown Delaware 19709Dialysis Stations: 14 (302) 449-1601