Silver Lake Center
Nursing Home Facility
1080 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, DE 19904
Silver Lake Center is located in historic Dover, Delaware offering both ShortStay Rehabilitation and LongTerm Care. Our Transitional Care Unit offers an alternative for patients requiring Rehabilitation and / or medical services related to an illness, injury or surgery.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 499 communities in our directory.
Silver Lake Center is licensed for 120 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Dover average about 93 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 97% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place. That is above the Dover average of roughly 89%.
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 11 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.9 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 35%.
The community is located in Kent County, DE.
Silver Lake Center offers nursing home care, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 97%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.7
- Annual staff turnover 35%
- Last health inspection January 2026