Friends Home in Kennett
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- 147 West State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
- (610) 444-2577
- 4.5 ( 5 reviews )
- Assisted Living and Independent Living
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About This Community
Friends Home is a non-profit senior living community that offers a variety of living options to help residents remain independent and active. For more than 100 years, Friends Home in Kennett has been a special part of historic Kennett Square. It’s a place where life is comfortable, relationships are rewarding, and friends truly become family.
Our tradition of hospitality and caring began in 1898, when a group from the Religious Society of Friends (“Quakers”) came together to serve the area’s older adults.
Today, Friends Home offers a range of options for seniors including independent living, supportive independent living, personal care and skilled nursing.
Our tradition of hospitality and caring began in 1898, when a group from the Religious Society of Friends (“Quakers”) came together to serve the area’s older adults.
Today, Friends Home offers a range of options for seniors including independent living, supportive independent living, personal care and skilled nursing.
Reviews
4.5
( 5 Reviews )
Jennifer823880
January 19, 2017
I have visited Friends Home in Kennett several times, and every time I leave, I feel absolutely wonderful. The staff and residents are wonderful. It is different from some others because it is an old mansion built by the Quakers in the 1800’s. It is a wonderful, very warm, very caring, and very loving place. You don’t get that feeling in one of those big corporations that are just going to suck you dry. The staff members work there because they want to and they like it. It is a great place. My mom is not in there yet, but she will be next week. I don’t foresee having any problems. It is going to be a good place.
MaryDVHVM
May 10, 2016
The staff at Friends Home in Kennett was lovely. I spoke with some of the residents who seemed to be content. However, the facility was very old. It's an old historic building, but it had a real homey feel to it, like 1930s homey, and it does need a lot of updates. I spoke briefly with the nursing director. I was happy to see that there was a lot of involvement and presence from the nursing staff. They had a lovely dining room. The place seemed bright and cheery. In terms of staff, they could get a high rating, but physically, it was a little shabby. I was told that they could not accommodate wheelchairs. My mother has mobility issues and uses a walker. Because the facility itself is so old, they can't widen the hallways. They've been very gracious and patient and answered questions, but I just couldn't see my mom living at this place because the facility was limited. It would be more accommodating for people without mobility issues, are completely ambulatory without a wheelchair, or without walkers.
A Fellow Reviewer123012250
March 31, 2016
We used Friends Home in Kennett for my mom’s respite care. It was very good, and we were quite happy with it. Everything, including the food, was quite good. The amenities were excellent, the cost was outstanding, and it was close to home. Everything we wanted was there. We’re quite happy with the choice and would go there again and recommend it to others.
Visitor94583850
October 16, 2014
It was very nice, and my mother enjoyed being there. But just because it was a very old building, the feeling was she would probably be in a wheelchair and they were really not set up for wheelchair accessibility. It was farther from us, so we felt that it would be better if she would be closer. When she went there, she was a person seeking independent living, and they had a nursing station downstairs, but the people there were expected to come and go pretty much on their own and in that way it was fine until she fell. It was a very friendly environment; it was very much like a small town, and the people were like small-town people. The staff was very friendly, but we didn’t have much interaction with them because mother was living independently. We were very satisfied with it.
emilycook1
July 05, 2012
My grandmother has been at this facility for over 3 years and we have never had any problems. The staff is excellent. They are always kind and friendly, and very understanding when we bring my grandma home late! They also call to inform us if my grandmother is sick or behaving strangely, like not eating. They always keep us in the loop. The facility is small, but it has a comforting, community feel to it. Each room is a single with closet room and a bathroom. The facility also allows residents to bring in their own furniture like chairs and dressers if they want to. The facility also has a spacious wrap-around deck with lots of chairs. The lawn and garden beds are well kept, and it is a beautiful place to sit in the spring and summer. They also have lots of activities throughout the week to keep residents entertained, like holiday parties, craft days, and musical groups that come to perform. Overall Friends Home is a fantastic facility.
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