Capitol Healthcare Services
Nursing Home Facility
1225 Walker Road, Dover, DE 19904
Capitol Healthcare Services is a senior care community located in Dover, DE. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Dover area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (302) 734-1199.
Operated by Cadia Healthcare, which runs 3 communities in our directory.
Capitol Healthcare Services is licensed for 120 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Dover average about 100 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 86% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded 6 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 46%.
The community is located in Kent County, DE.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 31 problems at Capitol Healthcare Services. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 15 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $8,018.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Capitol Healthcare Services offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 86%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.9
- Annual staff turnover 46%
- Last health inspection January 2026
Resident & family reviews
First I went in paralyzed.so I was very depressed. I felt that there was no way out. The staff change my thinking real fast. They treated me like one of there family members. From house keeping to supervisors, they where all very professional.I can't name people at the risk of forgetting some one.Just let me say that the medical staff and great rehab staff help me walk again. For this I could never thank them enough. I just want to give another shout out to the awesome C N A staff they work real hard with me.and god bless you all. Again thank you capital.
by ray vega, Jan 2013