HERITAGE CARE CENTER, PITTSBURGH
HERITAGE CARE CENTER, PITTSBURGH is a 143-bed nursing home in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1987-06-09. It averages 107.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at HERITAGE CARE CENTER, PITTSBURGH?
CMS lists 114 health-inspection deficiencies for HERITAGE CARE CENTER, PITTSBURGH, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | F0565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | E |
| 2026-04-14 | F0628, F0657 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D |
| 2026-02-25 | 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 |
| 2025-11-21 | F0806, F0812, F0880, F0881, F0883, F0887 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / 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. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / 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. | F |
| 2025-11-21 | F0585, F0689, F0698, F0865, F0868, F0908 | 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 a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | E |
| 2025-11-21 | F0554, F0558, F0575, F0576, F0580, F0584, F0610, F0641, F0656, F0693, F0694, F0695, F0759, F0760, F0761, F0803, F0810, F0814 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / 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. / Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / 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. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / 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. / 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 for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / 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. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | D |
| 2025-09-10 | F0627 | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | D |
| 2025-08-18 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-08-18 | F0698 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | E |
| 2025-08-18 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2025-02-20 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-02-20 | F0557, F0801 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / 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. | E |
| 2024-12-06 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-12-06 | F0657, F0695, F0698, F0730, F0761, F0810, F0917 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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 special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. / Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space. | E |
| 2024-12-06 | F0554, F0583, F0607, F0622, F0660, F0684, F0686, F0690, F0693, F0699, F0756, F0759, F0809, F0842, F0847, F0880 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / 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. / Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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 care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-11-13 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | B |
| 2024-10-17 | F0806 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | E |
| 2024-10-17 | F0805 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | D |
| 2024-08-15 | F0600, F0689 | 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. | G |
| 2024-08-15 | F0607, F0610, F0641, F0684, F0690, F0761 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. / 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. | D |
| 2024-08-05 | F0557, F0804, F0806, F0809 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | F |
| 2024-08-05 | F0585, F0867 | 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. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2024-08-05 | F0626, F0689, F0805 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | D |
| 2024-06-26 | F0809 | Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | F |
| 2024-06-26 | F0679, F0803, F0921 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / 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. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2024-05-22 | F0802 | Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | F |
| 2024-05-22 | F0684, F0725, F0804, F0805, F0806, F0809 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | E |
| 2024-05-22 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2024-02-13 | F0621, F0622, F0623, F0624 | Treat residents equally regarding transfer, discharge, and provision of services for all residents, regardless of payment source / 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 timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | D |
| 2023-12-07 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-12-07 | F0814, F0880 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-12-07 | F0600, F0609, F0641, F0684, F0693, F0760, F0803, F0804 | 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / 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. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | D |
| 2023-10-03 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-10-03 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
How is HERITAGE CARE CENTER, PITTSBURGH staffed relative to the PA average?
| Measure | This facility | PA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.95965 | 3.88823 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 60.2 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 107.4 | 104.6 |
Who owns HERITAGE CARE CENTER, PITTSBURGH, and what chain is it in?
HERITAGE CARE CENTER, PITTSBURGH is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name HER OPCO LLC and belongs to the WECARE CENTERS chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | HER HOLDCO LLC | since 05/01/2024 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | KJA UPMC4 LLC, GRINSPAN, ARYEH, KORN, ELI, WIELGUS, GEDALIAH | since 05/01/2024 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | GRINSPAN, ARYEH, RICHARDSON, MATTHEW, WIELGUS, GEDALIAH | since 05/01/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | GRINSPAN, ARYEH, WIELGUS, GEDALIAH | since 05/01/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | WECARE HCC LLC, MITCHELL, CARA, RICHARDSON, MATTHEW, WIELGUS, GEDALIAH | since 05/01/2024 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | 3SSS 3 HOLDINGS LLC, CRESTVIEW 360 HOLDINGS LLC, CRESTVIEW 720 TRUST, HER PROP 1 LLC, KJA UPMC4 PROPCO LLC, LEGACY 360 HOLDINGS LLC, PA 4 HOLDCO LLC, PA 4 PROP 1 LLC, PEN MED LLC, SCHWARTZ FAMILY DYNASTY TRUST, WECARE HCC LLC, GRINSPAN, ARYEH, KORN, ELI, MITCHELL, CARA, RICHARDSON, MATTHEW, WIELGUS, GEDALIAH | since 05/01/2024 |
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