Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center
REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER in HOCKESSIN, DE — inspection on May 23, 2026.
Found 3 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an interview on 05/22/26 at 11:28 AM the Director of Nursing (DON) said all residents should feel safe and be kept safe and free from any resident-to-resident abuse.
She stated she was unaware of R153 attacking R82 or R48 sexually fondling R140 or any other female residents.
During an interview on 05/22/26 at 11:58 AM the Administrator stated she was unaware of any current issues with R48 or R153.
She stated it was the facility's responsibility to ensure all residents were safe and free from any type of sexual fondling or physical aggression.
She further stated she was unable to recall if she was aware of the incident that occurred on 06/14/25 with R153 and R82 or that staff observed R48 sexually fondling R140 or any other residents.
Review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse Investigation and Reporting, dated July 2017, revealed, The Administrator will ensure that any further potential abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment is prevented .
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Review of the document titled, Wound Notification, dated 11/06/25 revealed that LPN12 assessed R34 and found a bruise on the right outer breast and left arm measuring a length of 4.2 cm by width of 3.2 cm.
The bruises were noted to be of unknown origin.
Review of the document titled Staff Statement, dated 11/06/25 by LPN12, stated During ADL care, staff noticed bruises to resident's right breast and left upper arm.
Resident had no idea what had happened to her breast or to her arm.
Her breast was noted to be purple in nature and left upper arm seems to be purple also.
Resident grimaced when breast was touched and stated, it hurts.
During an interview on 05/21/26 at 3:49 PM, the Administrator stated the facility found no documented evidence that R34's injuries of unknown origin had been reported to the SSA.
Review of the facility policy titled, Investigating Resident Injuries, on page one of two, stated, .
All resident injuries are investigated and on page one of two under item seven, stated, If the nursing and medical assessment determines an injury of unknown source the investigation will follow the protocols set forth in our facility's established abuse investigation guidelines.
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care should have been reviewed.
individual conducting the investigation will, as a minimum: . review the resident's medical record to
names of all persons involved in the alleged incident, and what immediate action was taken by the facility.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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