Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates

Is Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services?

Yes. Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates at 731 Old Buck Lane, Haverford, PA 19041 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 144330, for up to 118 residents. The DHS Provider Directory lists its status as Licensed with a full license as of October 24, 2026.

Most licensed assisted living in Pennsylvania is a Personal Care Home under Chapter 2600 — 33 of the 36 licensed homes in Delaware County are PCHs. Many communities that market themselves as “assisted living” hold this license; the label that matters legally is the one on the DHS certificate.

Verify it yourself: search license 144330 or the home's name in the DHS Human Services Provider Directory, then open “Inspection Summary” and “Certificate”.

What did the latest DHS inspection of Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates, from its on-site review on 09/09/2026, 09/10/2026, cites 16 violations in staff qualifications and staffing levels; staff training (including first aid and CPR coverage); building condition and sanitation; food service and kitchen safety; and 5 other areas.

The summary's cover letter says DHS determined the home's plan of correction was fully implemented. Every Pennsylvania home must post its latest inspection summary in a conspicuous place, so you can also ask to see it on a tour.

Earlier summaries on the DHS site: March 5, 2026 — 4 violations; October 3, 2025 — 5 violations; June 18, 2024 — 5 violations.

DHS posted 9 inspection summaries for Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates since January 2023; the median for a licensed home in Delaware County is 6. More summaries usually mean more visits — yearly renewals plus complaint or follow-up inspections — so read the reports, not just the count.

Read the full inspection summary (PDF) →

Does Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates have a secured memory care unit?

Yes. Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates's DHS certificate approves a Secure Dementia Care Unit with capacity for 28 residents — about 24% of its 118 licensed beds. Pennsylvania regulates these units under 55 Pa. Code §§2600.231–239 rather than through a separate memory care license.

15 of the 36 licensed homes in Delaware County have a secured dementia or special care unit, with a median of 25 beds; Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates's 28-bed unit is close to the county norm.

Admission to a secured unit requires a written assessment showing the resident needs that level of protection, and the home must give families a disclosure of the unit's services, staffing and costs. Ask for that disclosure in writing.

The latest inspection summary includes a citation under the dementia-unit rules — ask the staff what was cited and what changed.

Where is Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates located in Haverford?

Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates is at 731 Old Buck Lane, Haverford, PA 19041, in Delaware County. Hospitals families in Haverford commonly use include Bryn Mawr Hospital and Lankenau Medical Center.

Haverford sits on the Main Line in Haverford and Lower Merion townships, a short drive from City Avenue.

3 other licensed homes are listed in Haverford: Quadrangle Personal Care (The Quadrangle), Sunrise of Haverford, Carelink Community Support Services-Torrey House.

Veterans and surviving spouses can use the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward personal care home costs.

How does Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates compare with other assisted living in Delaware County?

With 118 licensed beds, Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates is larger than most among the 36 DHS-licensed homes in Delaware County (number 8 by capacity); the county median is 63 beds.

Across the county, 15 homes have a secured dementia or special care unit, 3 hold the Assisted Living Residence license, and 18 are nonprofit-operated; 1 currently hold a provisional license.

Closest in size among Delaware County homes, from the same DHS records:

How much does Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates for its written fee schedule and resident contract. This site's 2026 research puts typical Greater Philadelphia assisted living at $4,800–$6,900/mo, with secured dementia care usually in the $6,200–$8,600/mo range.

Personal care homes in the five counties range from small row-home operations to large campus buildings, and pricing follows: ask whether the rate is all-inclusive or base rent plus care levels, and what triggers a level change.

Medicare does not pay for personal care home or assisted living rent. Community HealthChoices (Pennsylvania's Medicaid long-term-care program) does not cover room and board, and some homes accept residents whose income is SSI plus the state supplement for personal care home residents — see our SSI supplement guide. VA Aid & Attendance and long-term care insurance can also help.

What should you ask when touring Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates — staff qualifications and staffing levels, staff training (including first aid and CPR coverage), building condition and sanitation — and ask what changed after the inspection; then cover overnight staffing, the full fee schedule and move-out triggers.

• How many direct-care staff are awake and on duty overnight, and for how many residents?
• How do you make sure a CPR- and first-aid-certified staff member is on duty for every 35 residents on every shift?
• Who walks the building for maintenance and cleanliness, and how often?
• Who checks food dating and storage, and how are special diets tracked?
• How long have the administrator and the head of resident care been in their roles?
• Is a nurse on site every day, and who covers nights and weekends?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds?
• Can we visit at mealtime and in the evening without an appointment?

Visit twice — once at a meal — and read the resident contract before paying anything. If problems come up later, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman can help, and DHS takes complaints at 1-877-401-8835.

How does moving into Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates work?

Moving into Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates starts with a preadmission screening and a medical evaluation, then a written assessment the home uses to build your parent's support plan.

• Resident contract. Chapter 2600 requires a written contract listing the fee for each service, refund rules and the notice the home must give before a discharge or rate change. Take it home before signing.
• Assessment and support plan. The home assesses each new resident and writes a support plan within the first 30 days, then updates it at least yearly and whenever needs change.
• Secured unit admission. Placement in Brandywine Living at Haverford Estates's 28-bed Secure Dementia Care Unit requires a written assessment that the secured setting is needed; ask what would move a resident between the general and secured areas.
• Medications. Ask who administers medications, how they are trained, and whether your parent may self-administer.
• Payment. Rent and care are mostly private pay; ask about deposits, community fees and how a hospital stay affects billing.

Most moves take two to four weeks once a room is available; a hospital discharge can compress that to days, which is when a second set of eyes on the contract helps most.

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