Ocean Grove Post Acute
A nursing home in Millsboro, Delaware 19966
231 South Washington Street, Millsboro, Delaware 19966. (302) 934-7300.
- Cited for abuse (CMS flag)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 28 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Delaware average: 10.4
- 3.72 nurse hours per resident per day Delaware average: 4.48
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
28 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Delaware average is 10.4.
Last standard inspection Jul 2, 2025.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
55 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 59 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 27 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 30, 2026: complaint inspection10 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Give the resident’s representative the ability to exercise the resident’s rights.
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Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
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Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident’s ability to function.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Apr 1, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Jul 2, 2025: standard inspection12 citations
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Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Jul 2, 2025: standard and complaint inspection5 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Jul 18, 2024: standard inspection20 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Honor the resident’s right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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Honor the resident’s right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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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.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Obtain a doctor’s order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor’s care.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Jul 18, 2024: standard and complaint inspection5 citations
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Jun 10, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Nov 16, 2023: complaint inspection4 citations
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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Plan the resident’s discharge to meet the resident’s goals and needs.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jan 1, 1990.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 181 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 27 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
3.72 nurse hours per resident per day
The Delaware average is 4.48.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Delaware average |
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| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.72 | 4.48 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.58 | 1.00 |
| At weekends | 3.46 | 3.99 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.6% | 40.4% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 36% | 40.5% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- OGPA Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Feb 1, 2025.
- 10 owners or officers are people: Moss M Ellenbogen (owns 5% or more through other companies, 90%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share through other companies, 4.49%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share through other companies, 4.49%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share through other companies, 0.69%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share through other companies, 0.44%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share through other companies, 0.44%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share through other companies, 0.17%); Mathew Wheaton (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Mathew Wheaton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); James Sides (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services (15 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| OGPA Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Silver De Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 26.59% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Gold De Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 26.59% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Star De I Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 18.99% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Star De I Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 18.99% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Copper De Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 8.99% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Owns a share through other companies | 4.49% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Owns a share through other companies | 4.49% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Owns a share through other companies | 1.79% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Buah MD Trust | Owns a share through other companies | 1.79% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Owns a share through other companies | 0.89% | Feb 1, 2025 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Owns a share through other companies | 0.69% | Feb 1, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (Delaware average 4.0).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 21.7 miles, this one had the 2nd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (28; the middle value was 9.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Grove Post Acute This nursing home | 28 | |
| Cadia Rehabilitation Renaissance | 6.1 | 13 |
| Delaware Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 9.1 | 9 |
| The Moorings at Lewes | 14.2 | 0 |
| Excelcare at Lewes LLC | 14.9 | 24 |
| Willowbrooke Court Skilled Center at Manor House | 17.1 | 1 |
| Lofland Park Center | 17.3 | 7 |
| Seaford Center | 17.5 | 10 |
| Delmar Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 17.7 | 6 |
| Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 17.9 | 20 |
| Bay Harbor Post Acute Healthcare Center | 21.3 | 29 |
| Deer’s Head Center | 21.7 | 7 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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