Kendal at Longwood

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

Yes. Kendal at Longwood at 1109 East Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square, PA 19348 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 185730, for up to 93 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.

Pennsylvania licenses are renewed yearly after an inspection. Kendal at Longwood's current Certificate of Compliance runs from October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027.

Verify it yourself: search license 185730 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 Kendal at Longwood find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Kendal at Longwood, from its on-site review on 06/01/2026, 06/02/2026, cites 10 violations in building condition and sanitation; and medication storage and administration.

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: February 26, 2026 — 2 violations; August 7, 2025 — 0 violations.

DHS posted 7 inspection summaries for Kendal 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 Kendal at Longwood offer memory care?

No. Kendal at Longwood's current DHS certificate shows no Secure Dementia Care Unit or Special Care Unit, so it is licensed for personal care only. A resident whose dementia makes an unlocked setting unsafe would need a home with a secured unit or a nursing home.

Homes in Kennett Square with a secured unit include Brandywine Living at Longwood. The full memory care list covers all five counties.

Where is Kendal at Longwood located in Kennett Square?

Kendal at Longwood is at 1109 East Baltimore Pike, 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: Brandywine Living 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 Kendal at Longwood compare with other assisted living in Chester County?

With 93 licensed beds, Kendal at Longwood is about typical in size among the 50 DHS-licensed homes in Chester County (number 23 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.

Kendal at Longwood is nonprofit-operated (licensee: KENDAL-CROSSLANDS COMMUNITIES INC). Many nonprofit homes in the region sit on continuing care retirement community campuses, where independent living and skilled nursing share the grounds — ask whether this one does.

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

How much does Kendal at Longwood cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Kendal 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.

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 Kendal at Longwood?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Kendal at Longwood — building condition and sanitation, medication storage and administration — and ask what changed after the inspection; then cover overnight staffing, the full fee schedule and move-out triggers.

• Who walks the building for maintenance and cleanliness, and how often?
• Who passes medications, what training do they have, and how are errors reported to families?
• 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?
• 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?

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 Kendal at Longwood work?

Before anyone moves into Kendal 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.
• 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 Kendal 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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