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Excelcare nursing homes
8 nursing homes with 1,216 beds in New Jersey (5), Delaware (3).
CMS affiliated entity 757 · data as of September 1, 2026
The group's record in brief
CMS links 8 certified nursing homes in 2 states to Excelcare: 8 for profit, 0 nonprofit. 8 of them are certified for Medicaid.
Across the inspections on file, the group's homes carry 241 health citations; 12 citations were rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, 7 of them immediate jeopardy. At their latest standard inspections the homes averaged 9.9 health deficiencies (national average 9.2).
7 homes in the group were fined in the last three years, $435,961 in all across 10 fines. Average nursing staff turnover across its homes was 49.8% (national 45.8%).
Staffing across the group
Daily payroll records from 8 homes in the group for January to March 2026, added up: hours worked by nursing staff divided by resident days. Weekend staffing ran 9% below weekdays.
| Hours per resident per day | This group | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff | 3.53 | 3.75 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.62 |
| Weekdays | 3.62 | 3.92 |
| Weekends | 3.28 | 3.33 |
| Share of nursing hours by contract staff | 11.5% | 5.3% |
Source: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing. Weekend staffing in every state.
Excelcare homes by state
| State | Homes | Average stars | Fines, 3 years | Special focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5 | 2.2 | $268,424 | |
| Delaware | 3 | 2.3 | $167,537 |
How the group's homes are rated
8 of its homes have a CMS overall rating. The national average is 3 stars. CMS's own chain averages: 2.3 overall, 1.8 health inspections, 2.6 staffing, 4.5 quality measures.
| Overall stars | Homes | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | 0 | |
| 4 of 5 | 1 | |
| 3 of 5 | 1 | |
| 2 of 5 | 5 | |
| 1 of 5 | 1 |
Across the group: 12 citations rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, and an average of 3.6 nursing staff hours per resident per day (national 3.86).
Every home in the group
| Home | City | State | Overall | Citations | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelcare at Lewes LLC | Lewes | DE | 2 | 46 | $99,938 |
| Excelcare at Newark LLC | Newark | DE | 2 | 41 | $29,309 |
| Excelcare at Wilmington LLC | Wilmington | DE | 3 | 22 | $38,290 |
| Excel Care at the Pines | Atlantic City | NJ | 2 | 28 | |
| Excel Care at Dover | Dover | NJ | 2 | 36 | $165,798 |
| Excel Care at Egg Harbor | Egg Harbor Township | NJ | 4 | 21 | $18,119 |
| Buckingham at Norwood, the | Norwood | NJ | 2 | 25 | $76,226 |
| Excel Care at Wayne | Wayne | NJ | 1 | 22 | $8,281 |
Group membership is CMS's: homes it links to one affiliated entity through common owners or operators, from the Provider Information file.