Assisted Living in West Chester, PA
West Chester has 9 state-licensed assisted living communities: 7 larger communities and 2 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 1 has phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in West Chester
Both are licensed by Pennsylvania as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Pennsylvania words these licenses as “Personal Care Home” (9).
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“Management does a good job and communicates well. I'm very happy with the dining, both the food and the service, and the menu variety is great. I like maintenance; I think they do a good job. I feel safe and…”
All 9 licensed assisted living communities in West Chester
Every assisted living community Pennsylvania licenses in West Chester, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
9 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Court at Hershey's Mill20+ verified testimonialsmemory care1361 East Boot Road | Large114 residents | from $4,970/mo |
| The Hickmanmemory care400 N Walnut Street | Large125 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunrise of Westtownmemory care1045 Wilmington Pike | Large110 residents | from $3,100/mo |
| Arbor Terrace Willistownmemory care1713 West Chester Pike | Large104 residents | from $4,450/mo |
| Barclay Friends, North Franklin Streetmemory care700 North Franklin Street | Large103 residents | from $6,597/mo |
| Merrill Gardens at West Chestermemory care1201 Ward Avenue | Large94 residents | from $3,350/mo |
| Bellingham at West Chestermemory care1615 East Boot Road | Large80 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Remed Recovery Care Centers, North Chester Road934 North Chester Road | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Remed Recovery Care Centers, North New Street1152 North New Street | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in West Chester
Also in West Chester: 4 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in West Chester. 1 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in West Chester?
The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month ($77,760 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 5 West Chester communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,100 to $6,597 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Pennsylvania, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every West Chester tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a West Chester community’s license
Pennsylvania publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: humanservices.dhs.pa.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
West Chester assisted living questions
Pennsylvania licenses 9 assisted living communities in West Chester as of November 2026: 7 larger communities and 2 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 746 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Pennsylvania's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Pennsylvania publishes its licensing records at humanservices.dhs.pa.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
Wellington Court at Hershey's Mill. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.