Brandywine Living at Longwood

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

Yes. Brandywine Living at Longwood at 301 Victoria Gardens Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 144300, for up to 92 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 — 47 of the 50 licensed homes in Chester 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 144300 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 Longwood find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Brandywine Living at Longwood, from its on-site review on 02/12/2026, lists no violations.

The summary's cover letter dated March 11, 2026 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: May 5, 2025 — 16 violations; February 12, 2025 — 4 violations; December 19, 2024 — 8 violations.

DHS posted 8 inspection summaries for Brandywine Living at Longwood since January 2023; the median for a licensed home in Chester County is 8. 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 Longwood have a secured memory care unit?

Yes. Brandywine Living at Longwood's DHS certificate approves a Secure Dementia Care Unit with capacity for 23 residents — about 25% of its 92 licensed beds. Pennsylvania regulates these units under 55 Pa. Code §§2600.231–239 rather than through a separate memory care license.

27 of the 50 licensed homes in Chester County have a secured dementia or special care unit, with a median of 26 beds; Brandywine Living at Longwood's 23-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.

Where is Brandywine Living at Longwood located in Kennett Square?

Brandywine Living at Longwood is at 301 Victoria Gardens Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348, in Chester County. Hospitals families in Kennett Square commonly use include Chester County Hospital (Penn Medicine).

Kennett Square is a southern Chester County borough near Longwood Gardens and the Delaware line.

3 other licensed homes are listed in Kennett Square: Kendal at Longwood, Friends Boarding Home of Western Quarterly Meeting, Crosslands.

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 Longwood compare with other assisted living in Chester County?

With 92 licensed beds, Brandywine Living at Longwood is about typical in size among the 50 DHS-licensed homes in Chester County (number 24 by capacity); the county median is 82.5 beds.

Across the county, 27 homes have a secured dementia or special care unit, 3 hold the Assisted Living Residence license, and 15 are nonprofit-operated.

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

How much does Brandywine Living at Longwood cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Brandywine Living at Longwood 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 Longwood?

Ask Brandywine Living at Longwood to show you its posted DHS inspection summary first, then cover overnight staffing, the full fee schedule and which care needs would require a move.

• Can we visit at mealtime and in the evening without an appointment?
• Do you accept residents whose income is SSI plus Pennsylvania's personal care home supplement?
• How do you handle a hospital discharge back to the home?
• What is the full monthly fee for my parent's care level, and what would trigger an increase?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?
• 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?

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 Longwood work?

Before anyone moves into Brandywine Living at Longwood, Pennsylvania rules require a preadmission screening, a recent medical evaluation and a signed resident contract.

• 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 Longwood's 23-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.

If Brandywine Living at Longwood has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring — availability at larger Greater Philadelphia homes changes month to month.

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