The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
BARCLAY FRIENDS
WEST CHESTER, PA · Medicare-certified · 64 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Barclay Friends in West Chester, PA has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with a 4-star health inspection rating, 3-star staffing and quality measures ratings, and reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.47 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day). There were no fines in the last 24 months, and the recent cited issue was about electronically submitting complete and accurate direct care staffing information to CMS.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.472 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 13, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.472.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.98
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.86
- Nurse aides
- 2.63
- Weekend nursing
- 4.26
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.3%5.4%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.1%1.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
8%8%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
3.9%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
23.9%22.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—22.3%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.8%8.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—8.3%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
17%22.9%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2%5.8%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—98.5%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
91.5%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95%81.8%Worsening
What the inspectors found
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of KENDAL · 7 homes · 4.6 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 58.8 residents on an average day (92% of 64 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.