All 26 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Pittsburgh,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
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.
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.
Heritage Care Center is a 143-bed for-profit home in Pittsburgh that CMS has placed in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent inspection problems. The record backs that up: 114 deficiencies, including seven tied to abuse and two at the level where residents were actually harmed or put in jeopardy. Staffing sits at 2.96 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average, with weekends running about 12% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 60.2%, well above the national 45.8%, meaning the aides and nurses who know your family member are likely to leave within the year.
Southwestern runs on 3.11 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 19% under the national average, and weekends drop about 7% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover sits at 65.4% against a 45.8% national figure, meaning most of the people caring for residents this year likely won't be there next year. The inspection record shows 56 deficiencies, four serious enough to put residents in harm or jeopardy and three tied to abuse. Add a $60,520 fine and a January 2025 inspection, and the pattern is a for-profit home running lean on the people who do the daily work, with a documented history of things going wrong.
Burgh Care Center is a for-profit, 126-bed home in Pittsburgh that the federal government has flagged for its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent record of serious problems. Its inspection history backs that up: 120 deficiencies on the current record, including five at the harm or jeopardy level and 14 tied to abuse, plus $347,202 in fines across three cases. Nurse staffing runs about 12% below the national average, weekends dip further, and turnover sits at 51.4%, well above the 45.8% norm. A recent inspection in April 2026 doesn't erase a pattern this deep. Worth asking hard questions before considering it.
Champion City is a 187-bed for-profit home in Pittsburgh, and the federal numbers paint a rough picture from every angle. Staff turnover runs at 60.7 percent a year, well above the national average of 45.8, and its staffing, quality, and health inspection ratings each sit at the lowest mark CMS gives. The current record carries 90 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 11 tied to abuse. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which the agency reserves for the homes with the most persistent problems. Its last inspection was March 27, 2026, and there's one fine on record, totaling $7,656.