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Medicare-certified5701 PHILLIPS AVENUE, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
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Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to Pittsburgh families with a focus on personalized recovery. Our Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania team supports patients through healing and regaining independence with clinical expertise and compassionate attention.
Capacity
178 residents
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Status
Listed in a public registry
2025 WIGHTMAN STREET, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 14, 2025, state inspectors cited 48 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10.0).
Medicare fined Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the last three years, $184,782 in total.
89 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 31, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
June 9, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 4 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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.
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
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2 fines totaling $184,782 in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on February 14, 2025 and cited 48 health deficiencies, 24 of them from complaint investigations. The Pennsylvania average is 10.0.
Yes. Medicare fined Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the last three years, totaling $184,782.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.