SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER
SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER is a 236-bed nursing home in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2009-01-01. It averages 175.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER?
CMS lists 36 health-inspection deficiencies for SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS 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 2026-05-15.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | F0583, F0628, F0684, F0692, F0693, F0756 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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. / 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. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
| 2025-09-26 | 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 |
| 2025-04-25 | F0585, F0622, F0623, F0625, F0695, F0842 | 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. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2025-04-25 | F0558, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0686, F0698, F0699, F0730, F0880 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / 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. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-05-10 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2024-05-10 | F0573, F0657, F0688, F0689, F0698 | Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. / 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 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. / 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. | D |
| 2024-01-06 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2024-01-06 | F0725, F0835 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | D |
| 2023-11-28 | F0585, F0609 | 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E |
| 2023-11-28 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
Why was SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-28 | Fine | $245,564 |
How is SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | PA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.27069 | 3.88823 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 45.8 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 175.4 | 104.6 |
Who owns SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER?
SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER is registered with CMS as Government - State.
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