Nursing home report
WEST CHESTER, PA · Medicare-certified · 180 beds
West Chester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has a 2-star overall rating, with 2 stars for health inspections and staffing and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 3.46 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $23,218 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4615 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4615.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $23,218 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $16,801 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $40,019 in total fines.
Federal fine
Aug 15, 2024
Federal fine
May 6, 2024
Now operated by West Chester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, previously Brandywine Hall.
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.
