Assisted Living in Delaware
Delaware has 36 licensed assisted living communities listed on ElderCareCosts across 79 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $7,600/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.
36 licensed assisted living communities listed.
Cost of assisted living in Delaware
● Delaware $7,600 ○ National median $6,230
Median costs for assisted living versus Delaware and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
Delaware licensing & regulation
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services — Division of Health Care Quality (DHCQ) licenses and inspects assisted living communities in Delaware. Before you sign anything, look up the community's license status and past complaints on the state's own site, not a marketing page.
- Delaware Department of Health and Social Services — Division of Health Care Quality (DHCQ) (official state licensing agency)
- Check a facility's license or complaint history
- To report a concern or file a complaint, call 1-877-453-0012.
Adult day and home health are separate DHCQ lists, not combined with the assisted living directory.
Source: State licensing agency.GOVMedicaid & local resources in Delaware
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Delaware Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Delaware resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- Diamond State Health Plan Plus (DSHP-Plus). Delaware’s prior 1915(c) Elderly and Disabled Waiver is terminated on Medicaid.gov. Elderly / disabled LTSS HCBS is delivered through DSHP-Plus under the Diamond State Health Plan 1115 demonstration.
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Delaware
4 of the 79 cities we track in Delaware have their own assisted living page. Use search for the rest.
Counties in Delaware
County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many assisted living providers each county holds.
Assisted Living providers in Delaware
Sample of licensed assisted living communities listed for Delaware. City pages show fuller local inventories.
The Summit
The Lorelton
The Moorings At Lewes Assisted Living
The Lodge At Historic Lewes Senior Living
Sunrise Assisted Living Of Wilmington
State Street Assisted Living
The Pointe At South Harmony Lodge And Place
The Pointe At South Harmony
Serenity Gardens Assisted Living
Rockland Place
Peach Tree Health Group, LLC
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Frequently asked questions
Which cities in Delaware have assisted living listings?
We track 79 Delaware cities for assisted living. See the city list on this page for options near you.
We last pulled this list from our sources on Jul 24. That is when our records were refreshed, not a check of each listing.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, assisted living in Delaware costs $7,600/month (median).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Assisted Living in Delaware. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/delaware/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Assisted Living in Delaware." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/delaware/.
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