Kendal At Longwood: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kendal At Longwood is a 53-bed for-profit nursing home in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, part of Kendal. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 35% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 18.8% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Kendal At Longwood
Box 100Kennett Square, PA 19348
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 Kendal At Longwood, nurse aides logged 2.96 hours per resident per day, 35% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 25 residents a day, that works out to roughly 73 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.96 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.34 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.71 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.02 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.08 | 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
18.8% of nursing staff at Kendal At Longwood left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 15.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (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. Kendal At Longwood holds 5 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Kendal At Longwood
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Kendal, 5 homes
- Legal name: Kendal-Crosslands Communities
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 3, 1973
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kendal At Longwood
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crosslands Kennett Square | 3.3 | 60 | 3.04 | 5.58 | 20.0% | 5 | $12,735 |
| Pocopson Home West Chester | 3.6 | 275 | 2.60 | 4.53 | 31.1% | 5 | $16,036 |
| Twin Pines Health Care Center West Grove | 5.6 | 119 | 2.07 | 3.42 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Willowbrooke Court at Cokesbury Village Hockessin | 6.3 | 10 | 2.13 | 3.96 | — | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Brackenville LLC Hockessin | 6.4 | 104 | 2.10 | 3.85 | 51.9% | 4 | $16,801 |
| Willowbrooke Court at Country House Wilmington | 6.8 | 14 | 2.15 | 3.92 | — | 5 | None |
| Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab Center Hockessin · abuse citation | 7.1 | 172 | 2.14 | 3.86 | 41.7% | 2 | $119,899 |
| Stonegates Greenville | 7.6 | 49 | 2.73 | 5.96 | 26.4% | 4 | $48,696 |
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.