CARING HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CARE & REHAB CTR
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1983-10-26, CARING HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CARE & REHAB CTR is a 119-bed nursing home in CORAOPOLIS, Pennsylvania, averaging 112.7 residents a day.
Has CARING HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CARE & REHAB CTR been cited for violations?
CMS lists 70 health-inspection deficiencies for CARING HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CARE & REHAB CTR, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-02.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | F0580, F0628, F0684 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-12-03 | F0773 | Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D |
| 2025-09-05 | F0700 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | E |
| 2025-09-05 | F0550, F0583, F0585, F0604, F0605, F0637, F0641, F0656, F0684, F0688, F0695, F0699, F0744, F0761, F0805, F0849, F0880, F0941, F0942, F0943, F0944, F0945, F0946, F0947, F0949 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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 that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. / Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. / 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. / Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. / Provide training in compliance and ethics. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. / Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | D |
| 2025-09-05 | F0575, F0579 | Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency. / Provide information about how to apply for and use Medicare and Medicaid benefits. | C |
| 2024-10-25 | F0623, F0625, F0641 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | E |
| 2024-10-25 | F0550, F0568, F0580, F0582, F0584, F0600, F0609, F0610, F0622, F0686, F0689, F0692, F0698, F0742, F0756, F0758, F0761, F0791, F0847, F0849, F0880, F0883 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / 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. / 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. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2024-08-06 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-07-25 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | E |
| 2024-06-26 | F0554, F0657, F0684, F0689 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-02-21 | F0610, F0655, F0684 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2023-11-09 | F0761, F0880 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-11-09 | F0575, F0610 | Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
How is CARING HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CARE & REHAB CTR staffed relative to the PA average?
| Measure | This facility | PA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.21924 | 3.88823 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 28.4 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 112.7 | 104.6 |
Who owns CARING HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CARE & REHAB CTR, and what chain is it in?
CARING HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CARE & REHAB CTR is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name SYCAMORE CREEK HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC and belongs to the SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | VOLPE, BENJAMIN, WEISBERG, WILLIAM | since 03/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | NICOLUZAKIS, GREGORY, VOLPE, BENJAMIN, WEISBERG, WILLIAM | since 03/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | SABER GOVERNANCE LLC, SHG MANAGEMENT LLC, MEENAN, CODY | since 05/01/2021 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | BENJAMIN N. VOLPE FAMILY DYNASTY TRUST (DATED DECEMBER 29, 2020), BNV DYNASTY LLC, CARING HEIGHTS REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC, CIBC BANK USA, CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC, RKL LLP, SABER GOVERNANCE LLC, SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC, SHG MANAGEMENT LLC, TCF NATIONAL BANK, WIW DYNASTY LLC, BUBENHEIM, DANIEL, MEENAN, CODY, NICOLUZAKIS, GREGORY, VOLPE, BENJAMIN, WEISBERG, WILLIAM | since 01/01/2023 |
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