SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER — Nursing Home in PITTSBURGH, PA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 118 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 80.8 |
| CMS Certification Number | 395742 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 2.98 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 0.48 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER had 15 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (January 24, 2025).
Inspection Findings — January 24, 2025
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Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Level D)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition (Level D)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Level E)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Level D)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. (Level D)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level F)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue. (Level C)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. (Level B)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. (Level B)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (Level E)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. (Level B)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. (Level D)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Provide training in compliance and ethics. (Level C)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (Level F)Corrected — March 4, 2025
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Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. (Level C)Corrected — March 4, 2025
Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 118-bed nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It holds a 1-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours per resident day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.9. Its most recent inspection, in January 2025, cited 15 deficiencies, none of them severe.
A recent inspection did find multiple citations but none were classified as severe, which is a modest positive. You should ask what specific steps the facility is taking to strengthen staff training and staffing levels and to ensure care plans, supervision, and environmental safety are being reliably corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?
SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER's CMS star rating?
SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER?
SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER reports 2.975 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER had 15 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER have?
SOUTHWESTERN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER has 118 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- REHABILITATION CENTER AT JEFFERSON HILLS, THE — 2/5 — 0.6 mi
- ROSE MEADOWS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER — 2/5 — 2.9 mi
- JOHN J KANE REGIONAL CENTER-MC — 4/5 — 3.9 mi
- RIVERSIDE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER — 1/5 — 3.9 mi
- WHITEHALL BOROUGH POST ACUTE — 2/5 — 4.0 mi
- ELDERCREST REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER — 2/5 — 4.6 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.