46 Nursing Homes That Accept Medicaid in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
46 of the 52 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (88%) are Medicaid-certified, and all are listed below. 5 of the 46 graded homes earn an A and 10 earn a D or F. Nurse staff turnover runs 50.8%, 2.3 points higher than the 48.5% across all homes there. Masonic Village At Sewickley in Sewickley grades highest at A (93 out of 100).
How Medicaid-certified homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania compare
This group set against every nursing home in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, from the current CMS release.
Nursing hours per resident per day
3.59
All homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: 3.73
Worse than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
50.8%
All homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: 48.5%
Worse than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
66.8/100
All homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: 69.5/100
Worse than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
C
D
5 grade A, 10 grade B, 21 grade C, 10 grade D,
The best-graded Medicaid-certified home in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is
Masonic Village At Sewickley
in Sewickley, PA, grade A, 93/100.
Every Medicaid-certified nursing home in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
The Reformed Presbyterian Home runs on about 3.97 nurse hours per resident per day, a bit above the national average, and its staff turnover of 36.7% is noticeably better than the 45.8% typical elsewhere. Those are real strengths, and they're why staffing earns top marks. The trouble sits on the other side of the ledger: 40 deficiencies on the current record, including two at the harm level and four tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in June 2025. Weekend coverage also dips about 8% below its own weekday staffing. This is a nonprofit home where the care hours and retention look solid, but the inspection history is heavy enough that you'd want to read the actual reports and ask questions before deciding.
John J. Kane Regional Center-Ro runs 240 beds under Allegheny County's ownership, and its inspection record is the hardest thing to get past: 66 deficiencies on file, including four at the harm or jeopardy level and ten tied to abuse. Two fines totaling $90,344 sit alongside that history. Staffing hours come in around 3.59 per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average, and turnover runs at 61.9% against a national 45.8%, meaning well over half the nursing staff leaves each year. Weekend coverage actually runs slightly above its own weekday level, which is unusual. The county's most recent inspection closed in April 2025.
John J. Kane Regional Center-Sc runs 311 certified beds as a county-owned home in Pittsburgh, and the staffing numbers sit roughly 9% under the national average at 3.52 nurse hours per resident day. Weekends dip about 5% below its own weekday coverage, while turnover at 44.3% actually edges slightly under the national rate. What stands out is the inspection record: 12 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in September 2024. The quality measure stars look strong, but that inspection history is the piece worth asking about directly.
The Kane Regional Center's Glen Hazel campus runs on thin nurse coverage: 2.82 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 12% below its own weekday level. That gap shows up in the staffing rating, which sits down with the inspection and quality ratings. Inspectors cited 18 deficiencies on the current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. Staff turnover of 56.3% runs well above the 45.8% national figure, so residents see a lot of new faces. Allegheny County owns and operates it, and the last state survey was in June 2025.
Willows of Presbyterian Senior has 193 certified beds and solid nurse staffing on paper, 3.88 hours per resident day, essentially matching the national average, with a 4-star staffing rating. But that coverage thins on weekends, dropping roughly 11% below weekday levels, and turnover sits at 45.5%. The real problem is the inspection record: 56 deficiencies, including four at the harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $132,149. A 1-star health inspection rating against a 3-star quality measure score tells you the care concerns here aren't about numbers on a page, they're about what surveyors actually found.
Riverside Health & Rehab Center runs 119 certified beds in Mckeesport, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd want you to see. Nurses provide 3.42 hours per resident per day, roughly 11 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about 7 percent below the home's own weekday levels. That means the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 56.5 percent against a national 45.8 percent, so the people providing that care keep changing. The inspection record shows 50 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with $35,138 in fines and a January 2026 inspection. Ask about weekend nurse coverage and how they screen staff before you decide.
South Hills Post Acute runs on thin staffing. At 3.18 nurse hours per resident per day, it sits about 18 percent under the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 10 percent below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover tells a related story: 63.4 percent of nursing staff leaving annually against a 45.8 percent national figure, which means the people caring for residents are often new to the building. The inspection record is genuinely decent, 20 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, and a recent survey, but good surveys don't staff a night shift. For-profit LLC ownership, 160 beds, and a staffing picture that's the clear weak point here.
Highland Hills Post Acute runs 200 certified beds in Pittsburgh under for-profit LLC ownership, and its current record carries 99 deficiencies, two at the harm or jeopardy level and 15 tied to abuse. That volume of citations, with those categories in the mix, is the kind of pattern families ask about directly, and it's worth asking the administrator to walk you through each one. Staffing sits at 3.19 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 11% thinner than weekdays, and turnover at 48.5%. The most recent inspection was December 2025, so the picture is current. Two fines total $27,709.
Monroeville Post Acute runs 131 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing numbers are the first thing to notice: 3.17 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18 percent under the national average, with weekends about 7 percent thinner than weekdays. Turnover sits at 53.8 percent against a national 45.8 percent, which means the people showing up are often new to the building. The current inspection record carries 80 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level and seven tied to abuse, with $49,558 in fines across two penalties and a survey as recent as November 2025.
Little Sisters Of The Poor runs a tight ship on the staffing side, 5.26 nurse hours per resident day beats the national average by more than a third, weekend coverage holds up reasonably well, and turnover at 32.8% is well below the typical 45.8%. That's genuinely hard to find. The trouble is everything else. Forty-six deficiencies sit on the current record, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, three tied to abuse, and the inspection history has drawn four fines totaling $59,057. The most recent state visit was January 22, 2026, so the record is current, not stale. Strong hours per resident don't mean much when the survey record shows this many repeated problems.
Southwestern Veterans Center has real strengths on paper. Its 4.27 nurse staffing hours per resident day beats the national average by about 11%, and that shows up in a five-star staffing rating. But weekends run roughly 13% thinner than weekdays, so the coverage your family member gets on a Saturday won't match a Tuesday. The trouble sits elsewhere: 36 deficiencies on the current record, including three at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $245,564 fine. Staff turnover matches the national rate at 45.8%, meaning nearly half the nursing staff leaves each year. Quality measures look strong at four stars, but a two-star inspection record is what's dragging this home's overall standing down.
Platinum Ridge runs 3.31 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 13% below its own weekday staffing, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Its inspection record is the bigger concern: 79 deficiencies, five of them at the harm or jeopardy level, 11 abuse-related, and $97,450 in fines across four penalties, all under for-profit LLC ownership. Turnover sits at 46.3%, roughly in line with the national 45.8%, meaning nearly half the nursing staff leaves each year. A June 2025 inspection is recent, but the pattern in the numbers predates it.
Meadowcrest is a 50-bed for-profit in Bethel Park, and the inspection record is where the trouble sits: 42 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. A one-star health inspection rating backs that up. The last inspection was in March 2026, so the file is recent rather than stale. Staffing isn't the headline problem, 3.76 nurse hours per resident day is only about 3% under the national average, though weekends run roughly 7% thinner than weekdays, and turnover at 46.5% sits just above the national figure. The quality measure rating, 3 out of 5, suggests some clinical care is being tracked well despite the citations.
Rose Meadows runs about 200 certified beds in Pittsburgh under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts: 3.60 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running roughly 8% thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover sits at 56.1% while the national figure is 45.8%, so the people around your family member change often. The inspection record is heavier still, 31 deficiencies, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse, with a single fine of $274,651. The quality measure score is strong, but that reflects charted care, not the conditions a state surveyor last documented in December 2025.
Carnegie Park Post Acute runs 180 beds in Pittsburgh under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts: 3.31 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent under the national average, with weekends running about 10 percent thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover hits 65.6 percent, well above the 45.8 percent national figure, so the people caring for residents keep changing. The inspection record shows 43 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two abuse-related, and the last inspection was in March 2026. A single $10,419 fine and a 1-out-of-5 staffing rating round out the picture.
Woodhaven runs lean on nursing hours, 3.20 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and it thins out further on weekends, dropping about 9% below its own weekday staffing. That shortfall shows up in retention too: 55.6% of staff left over the past year, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means new faces are constantly learning the building. The inspection record is the bigger concern. Fifty deficiencies are open right now, one of them serious enough to involve actual harm and another tied to abuse, plus a $37,480 fine. For a family weighing this place, those are the numbers worth pressing the administrator on directly.
Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is a 178-bed for-profit home in Pittsburgh, and the federal numbers behind its record are hard to dress up. Since its last inspection in February 2025, CMS has logged 108 deficiencies, 14 tied to abuse and 5 serious enough to put residents in immediate harm, along with two fines totaling $184,782. It sits in the Special Focus Facility program, the government's list for homes with a pattern of persistent problems. Staffing is the other warning sign: one star, well below what you'd want for 178 residents. Ownership is corporate and for-profit. If you're considering this one, ask directly what's changed since February.
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing At Cheswick carries a CMS health inspection rating of 1 out of 5 and currently sits in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. The record backs that up: 77 deficiencies, including six tied to abuse and two at the level where residents were harmed or put in immediate jeopardy, plus a $72,725 fine. Staffing tells its own story, 3.32 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average, with weekends about 11% thinner than weekdays, and 52% annual turnover against a 45.8% national figure. Its quality measure score of 4 out of 5 stands out against everything else, but quality measures come from resident assessments, not from how well a building is run day to day.
Spring Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 100-bed for-profit home in Pittsburgh, and the federal numbers behind its grade are hard to read any other way. CMS has cited 146 deficiencies on the current record, including 12 tied to abuse and four serious enough to put residents in immediate harm or jeopardy. Staffing sits at one star, well below what CMS expects. Drugstore fines total $19,366 across three penalties. The home is in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, meaning the agency tracks it for persistent trouble. The inspection in May 2026 is recent, but the record behind it is long. Families should ask hard questions before choosing this one.
Wecare At Monroeville Rehabilitation And Nsg Ctr carries a record that's hard to look past. The home has 73 deficiencies on file, five of them serious enough to cause harm or put residents in jeopardy, and eight tied to abuse, and CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. Two fines totaling $232,130 have been levied.
Staffing sits at 2.87 nurse hours per resident per day, well under the national average. Weekends run thinner than weekdays, when coverage already isn't strong. The most recent inspection in April 2026 confirms the pattern rather than resolving it. If you're weighing this one, ask the administrator directly what's changed since CMS flagged it.
Frequently asked questions
How many Medicaid-certified nursing homes are there in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?
There are 46 Medicaid-certified Medicare-certified nursing homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 88% of the 52 nursing homes there.
Are Medicaid-certified nursing homes better staffed?
In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania they average 3.59 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.73 for all nursing homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, a difference of -0.14 hours. Staff turnover averages 50.8% against 48.5%.
Which Medicaid-certified nursing home grades best in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?