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Assisted living in Delaware
Delaware licenses assisted living through DHSS, Div. of Health Care Quality, under the license types Assisted Living Facility. Delaware does not publish a downloadable list with capacity. CDC's 2020 survey estimated 30 residential care communities with 1,900 beds. HUD's active-loan file shows no FHA-insured assisted living loans in Delaware as of September 30, 2026.
Licensing
- Licensing agency
- DHSS, Div. of Health Care Quality
- License types
- Assisted Living Facility
- Official program page
- dhss.delaware.gov
- Facility list
- HTML page only
Licensing details checked against each agency's site on 2026-10-24. HUD requires a Section 232 assisted living project to be licensed or regulated by the state and have at least 20 beds.
CDC survey profile (2020)
The National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study, run by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, estimates residential care communities with four or more beds. 2020 is its latest wave with state figures, so these numbers differ from the state's own list.
| Measure | Delaware | US |
|---|---|---|
| Communities | 30 | 30,600 |
| Beds | 1,900 | 1,197,600 |
| Average beds per community | 63 | 39 |
| For-profit | n/a% | 81.9% |
| Chain affiliated | n/a% | 61.4% |
| Medicaid certified | n/a% | 43.6% |
| Dementia-only communities | n/a | 10.5% |
| Dementia-only or with a dementia unit | n/a | 20.5% |
| Residents 85 and older | 50.0% | 49.9% |
| Residents with Alzheimer disease or other dementias | 47.1% | 42.1% |
Source: CDC/NCHS, Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care (data.cdc.gov). Percentages are of communities, except the resident rows.
HUD Section 232 assisted living loans
- Active FHA loans
- 0
- Outstanding
- $0
- Median note rate
- n/a
- Endorsed since FY2001
- 1
Since fiscal 2001 HUD has endorsed 1 FHA-insured assisted living loans in Delaware for $6.2 million of original principal, and 0 since fiscal 2021.
Active loans: HUD FHA insured mortgages, active, as of September 30, 2026. Endorsements: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs database, data run July 8, 2026. Facility type comes from HUD's endorsement records.
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