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Millcroft Living

  • Nursing Home
  • Independent Living
  • Assisted Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Millcroft Living's website

255 Possum Park Road,
Newark DE 19711

(302) 291-3944

62.81% estimated occupancy 1

Millcroft Living is in Newark, Delaware. This city has 138,967 people. It looks like this is a great facility. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good score. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the nation. The best part of this facility's impressive report card is its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Delaware badge

Best Nursing Home in Delaware Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Newark, Delaware badge

Best Nursing Home in Newark, Delaware Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Delaware badge

Top Nursing Home in Delaware Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Delaware badge

Top Nursing Home in Delaware Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home received a strong overall grade as discussed above, but we especially wanted to emphasize its excellent nursing score. We awarded them an A in this category. The nursing category is based on quite a few datapoints, many of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 facility Delaware in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning a resident even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so well is that it received a dominant short-term care score. In fact, short-term care ended up being its second highest category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our short-term care grades are presumably more important for those requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also was awarded a strong long-term care score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 98.52216 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

In the last category we looked at, we found that this facility earned a solid inspection report this year as well. As a result, it earned a decent grade in inspections with a score of B. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Millcroft Living Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Millcroft Living, 5.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic measures the percent of long-term care residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an measure of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Millcroft Living, 3.56% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Millcroft Living, 1.83% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Millcroft Living, 11.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Millcroft Living, 19.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Millcroft Living, 3.54% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Millcroft Living, 94.07% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Millcroft Living, 14.59% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Millcroft Living, 20.95% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Millcroft Living, 1.41 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Millcroft Living, 20.95 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Millcroft Living, 10.28 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Millcroft Living, 75.7% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Newark, DE

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Newark, Delaware has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.Acute Care Hospitals 3.44 miles away4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark Delaware 19718Voluntary non-profit - Private(302) 733-1000
  • Rockford CenterPsychiatric 3.97 miles away100 Rockford Drive Newark Delaware 19713Proprietary(302) 996-5480
  • Alfred I Dupont Hospital for ChildrenChildrens 10.8 miles away1600 Rockland Rd PO Box 269 Wilmington Delaware 19899Voluntary non-profit - Private(302) 651-4000
  • Jennersville HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.23 miles away1015 West Baltimore Pike West Grove Pennsylvania 19390Voluntary non-profit - Other(610) 869-1000
  • Salem Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.05 miles away310 Woodstown Road Salem New Jersey 08079Voluntary non-profit - Private(856) 935-1000
  • Chester County HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.75 miles away701 East Marshall Street West Chester Pennsylvania 19380Voluntary non-profit - Private(610) 431-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Bio-Medical Applications of Delaware, Inc.2.05 miles away230 E. Main Street, Unit 325 Newark Delaware 19711Dialysis Stations: 12 (302) 366-0129
  • Christiana Care Health System2.92 miles awayHemodialysis Unit, Christiana Hospital 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, p.o. Box 6001 Newark Delaware 19718Dialysis Stations: 21 (302) 733-1020
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Brandywine Home Therapies3.82 miles away4923 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Suite 210 Newark Delaware 19713Dialysis Stations: 3 (302) 998-7568
  • American Universal - Hockessin3.84 miles away5936 Limestone Road, Suite 101 Hockessin Delaware 19707Dialysis Stations: 11 (302) 239-4106
  • Fresenius Medical Care Northern Delaware, LLC.5.86 miles awayLantana Square Shopping Center 214 Lantana Drive Hockessin Delaware 19707Dialysis Stations: 9 (302) 239-4704
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Christiana6.24 miles awayUniversity Plaza Shopping Center 63 University Plaza Newark Delaware 19702CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (302) 453-8834
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Newport Pike6.26 miles away605 W. Newport Pike Wilmington Delaware 19804Dialysis Stations: 16 (302) 633-6228
  • American Universal LLC6.46 miles away1415 Pulaski Highway, Suite B Newark Delaware 19702Dialysis Stations: 17 (302) 836-9790