Overview
Barclay Friends has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 5 nursing homes in West Chester. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 80% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 16, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Pennsylvania nursing homes have been fined.
Barclay Friends is a nonprofit facility with 64 certified beds, caring for about 62 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 40%
Top 27%
Top 21%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 16, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.37 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.93 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.90 hrs
- Nurse aides2.55 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 64
- Average residents per day
- 62
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 23, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes