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66/100

Average

Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

100 Little Drive, Lower Burrell, PA 15068

CMS 1/5 stars #12 of 19 in Westmoreland County (724) 339-1071
Certified beds
103
Occupancy
67%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

Hillcrest runs 103 certified beds in Lower Burrell under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers that stand out most aren't the quality measures, those sit around the middle, but the staffing and inspection record. Nurses provide 3.62 hours per resident day, about 6% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 8% below the home's own weekday staffing. Annual turnover hits 58.2% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. The current inspection record shows 81 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 9 tied to abuse. That combination, thin coverage, heavy turnover, and a harm-level citation, is what drives the low staffing and health inspection ratings.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing12/30Stability5/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

12/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →2.55 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 8% against weekdays

Staff stability

5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →58% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.62 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.00 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.33 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover58.20%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 17, 2026 (6 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of CORE HEALTHCARE, which operates 7 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

What is the ElderGrade for Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center? +

Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center holds an ElderGrade of C (66 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.62 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.