West Chester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Nursing Home Facility
800 West Miner Street, West Chester, PA 19382
Brandywine Hall is located in a residential area of historic West Chester, the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania. This vibrant borough includes many restaurants, boutiques, galleries, historic homes and is located within 10 miles of beautiful Longwood Gardens. Our facility has a ShortStay Rehabilitation Unit. We provide a full array of rehabilitation services including wound care and complex medical care as well as Respite, dementia and LongTerm Care. Our ShortStay patients can enjoy made-to-order breakfast and lunch in our bistro. All rooms include a phone, television and wireless internet service. Patients and residents also have access to a full-service spa and salon.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
With 180 beds, West Chester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in West Chester average about 116 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
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 West Chester average of roughly 80%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in West Chester average about 3.4 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in October 2024 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in West Chester average about 3.9 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 44%.
The community is located in Chester County, PA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 42 problems at West Chester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. 4 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 11 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $40,019.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Administration
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Administration
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
West Chester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center offers assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 180
- Occupancy 97%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 44%
- Last health inspection October 2024
Resident & family reviews
My mother was sent to Branywine Hall for Rehabilitation. She had extreme weakness in her right leg and it was felt that a stay at Brandywine Hall would benefit her recovery. Instead of increasing her strength, she left weaker. Not only did the nursing staff mis-medicate her, they over medicated her by giving her sedatives to keep her under control. Every time I came to visit she was asleep. In fact, it was reported that she slept through her therapy sessions. She had a history of low pressure: the nursing staff insisted she had hypertension, and prescribed high blood pressure medication to her, having the staff physician sign off for them. She sustained numerous difficulties from the mis-medication. They completely disregarded family, and it took me several times with phone calls from my mother's primary care physician to have the nursing staff stop their abuse in medication. My mother entered Branywine Hall Continent: She left completely incontinent and nearly crippled. They also stole her dentures. It required over 9 months of home therapy to return her to the level of ambulation she had prior to entering this nursing home. This is the worst nursing home I've had the misfortune to experience.
by Jeanette Fontanella, Mar 2013