Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley

Is Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services?

Yes. Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley at 6300 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 140170, for up to 79 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 — 44 of the 44 licensed homes in Philadelphia 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. Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley's current Certificate of Compliance runs from January 8, 2026 to January 8, 2027.

Verify it yourself: search license 140170 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 Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley, from its on-site review on 11/05/2025, cites 2 violations in building condition and sanitation; and food service and kitchen safety.

The summary's cover letter dated January 6, 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: April 7, 2025 — 1 violation.

DHS posted 8 inspection summaries for Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley since January 2023; the median for a licensed home in Philadelphia 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) →

Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley has held a provisional license once since 2018 (March 21, 2025 – September 21, 2025). DHS issues a six-month provisional license instead of a regular one when a home is not in full compliance at renewal; the home has since returned to a full license. Ask what the problems were and what changed.

Does Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley have a secured memory care unit?

Yes. Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley's DHS certificate approves a Secure Dementia Care Unit with capacity for 30 residents — about 38% of its 79 licensed beds. Pennsylvania regulates these units under 55 Pa. Code §§2600.231–239 rather than through a separate memory care license.

6 of the 44 licensed homes in Philadelphia County have a secured dementia or special care unit, with a median of 27.5 beds; Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley's 30-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 Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley located in Germantown, Philadelphia?

Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley is at 6300 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144, in Philadelphia County. Hospitals families in Germantown, Philadelphia commonly use include Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill Hospital.

Germantown is one of Philadelphia's oldest neighborhoods, served by the Chestnut Hill East and West Regional Rail lines.

39 other licensed homes are listed in Philadelphia, the largest being Philadelphia Protestant Home, Deer Meadows Residences, Paul's Run, Atria Center City, The Lafayette, The Terrace at Chestnut Hill.

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 Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley compare with other assisted living in Philadelphia County?

With 79 licensed beds, Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley is larger than most among the 44 DHS-licensed homes in Philadelphia County (number 11 by capacity); the county median is 25 beds.

Across the county, 6 homes have a secured dementia or special care unit, 0 hold the Assisted Living Residence license, and 15 are nonprofit-operated; 2 currently hold a provisional license.

Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley is nonprofit-operated (licensee: STAPELEY HALL). 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 Philadelphia County homes, from the same DHS records:

How much does Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley 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 Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley — building condition and sanitation, food service and kitchen safety — 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 checks food dating and storage, and how are special diets tracked?
• 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?
• What is the full monthly fee for my parent's care level, and what would trigger an increase?

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 Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley work?

Moving into Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley 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 Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley's 30-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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