CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER is a 187-bed nursing home in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1978-09-01. It averages 166.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER?
CMS lists 89 health-inspection deficiencies for CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-19.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | F0803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E |
| 2026-05-19 | F0580, F0600, F0604, F0609, F0610, F0628, F0689, F0730, F0842 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2026-03-27 | F0812, F0881 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | F |
| 2026-03-27 | F0569, F0605, F0628, F0636, F0655, F0689, F0690, F0695, F0698, F0756, F0761, F0803, F0868, F0880, F0882, F0925 | Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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 menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E |
| 2026-03-27 | F0582, F0583, F0584, F0607, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0684, F0692, F0810, F0814, F0887 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / 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. / 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. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D |
| 2025-12-29 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2025-12-23 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2025-12-04 | F0687 | Provide appropriate foot care. | E |
| 2025-12-04 | F0610, F0711, F0790 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. | D |
| 2025-07-23 | F0573 | Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. | D |
| 2025-04-09 | F0584 | 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. | E |
| 2025-04-03 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | J |
| 2025-04-03 | F0835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | F |
| 2025-04-03 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D |
| 2025-02-07 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-02-07 | F0585, F0622, F0641, F0688, F0880 | 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. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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 and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-02-07 | F0554, F0610, F0658, F0684, F0692, F0693, F0695, F0699, F0742, F0744, F0758, F0761, F0881, F0919, F0947 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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 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 mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / 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. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D |
| 2025-02-07 | F0570 | Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility. | C |
| 2024-07-25 | F0620, F0842, F0925 | Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | D |
| 2024-03-22 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-03-22 | F0558, F0610, F0656, F0684, F0690, F0695, F0740 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / 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 residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
| 2024-01-12 | F0584 | 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. | E |
| 2024-01-12 | F0695, F0698 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2023-11-22 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2023-10-31 | F0836 | Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. | F |
Why was CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-31 | Fine | $7,656 |
How is CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER staffed relative to the PA average?
| Measure | This facility | PA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.95656 | 3.88823 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 60.7 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 166.4 | 104.6 |
Who owns CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER?
CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name PENN-ALLEGHENY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BRICK, MICHAEL, KOENIG, JOSHUA | since 12/31/2018 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | BROOKS, RODNEY | since 02/13/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | PRESTIGE HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC, KOENIG, JOSHUA | since 12/31/2018 |
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