The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Chandler Hall - Friends Nursing Home
Registered name: CHANDLER HALL HEALTH SERVICES
NEWTOWN, PA · Medicare-certified · 53 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of September 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Chandler Hall - Friends Nursing Home has an overall 5 out of 5 stars, with 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 4.47 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.4718 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 2, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4718.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.86
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.10
- Nurse aides
- 2.52
- Weekend nursing
- 4.25
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 25%
Registered nurse turnover: 30%
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
9.1%5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%3.2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.8%8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.8%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.5%18.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.6%38.1%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—36.8%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
8.7%12.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%2.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.1%15.9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
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
—96.9%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
81.5%96.8%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—79.4%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
82.2%72.6%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, minimal harm.
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F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(2) — S/S: B
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 45.4 residents on an average day (86% of 53 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 53 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.