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Encore At West Meadow

255 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE, 19711

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 085021Continuing-care retirement community

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified beds
110 · avg 89 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
39.1%near the Delaware averageDelaware avg: 40.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
37.5%near the Delaware averageDelaware avg: 41.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Delaware averageDelaware avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
3 fines · $53,388 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
085021
Certified beds
110 beds · avg 89 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
Yes

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Legal Business Name Not Available

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcHolding company in ownership

Disclosed owners (15 on record)

  • Robert Brus

    Contracted Managing Employee · since 2024

  • Christopher j. Bilotto

    Corporate Officer · since 2024

  • Jacquelyn s. Anderson

    Corporate Officer · since 2024

  • Matthew c. Brown

    Corporate Officer · since 2024

  • Kristopher i, Brown

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2023

  • Blackrock Inc

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 19% · since 2022

+ 9 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

37 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding16 from complaints3 federal fines totalling $53K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 37)

  • G0760·Oct 29, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

  • D0755·Oct 29, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • E0658·Oct 29, 2025Complaint

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • F0812·Nov 26, 2024

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0761·Nov 26, 2024

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    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.

  • D0758·Nov 26, 2024

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li

  • D0695·Nov 26, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0690·Nov 26, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    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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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20261 fine · $23K
  • 20251 fine · $14K
  • 20241 fine · $16K

Most recent events

  • Jan 12, 2026Fine · $23K
  • Oct 29, 2025Fine · $14K
  • Aug 28, 2024Fine · $16K

Largest single fine on record: $23K.

Fire-safety citations

5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 26, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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