Barclay Friends: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Barclay Friends is a 64-bed nonprofit nursing home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, part of Kendal. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.63 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19.
Barclay Friends
700 North FranklinWest Chester, PA 19380
Chester County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Barclay Friends, nurse aides logged 2.63 hours per resident per day, 20% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 155 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.63 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.47 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.26 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Barclay Friends in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Barclay Friends holds 4 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Barclay Friends
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Kendal, 5 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 23, 1991
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Barclay Friends
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Park Lane Post Acute LLC West Chester | 0.9 | 68 | 1.96 | 3.88 | 42.9% | 5 | None |
| West Chester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center West Chester | 1.6 | 180 | 2.12 | 3.46 | 43.8% | 2 | $40,019 |
| Aventura at Pembrooke West Chester | 3.6 | 180 | 1.96 | 3.39 | — | 1 | $55,416 |
| Exton Post Acute Exton | 4.4 | 120 | 1.73 | 3.66 | 58.9% | 3 | $145,924 |
| Pocopson Home West Chester | 5.6 | 275 | 2.60 | 4.53 | 31.1% | 5 | $16,036 |
| Green Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Malvern | 5.6 | 184 | 1.98 | 3.31 | 46.0% | 4 | None |
| Crosslands Kennett Square | 6.3 | 60 | 3.04 | 5.58 | 20.0% | 5 | $12,735 |
| St Martha Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare Downingtown | 6.6 | 120 | 2.01 | 3.37 | 48.1% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.