SPRING HILL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
SPRING HILL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER is a 100-bed nursing home in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1984-06-01. It averages 61.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SPRING HILL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER?
CMS lists 146 health-inspection deficiencies for SPRING HILL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-21.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | F0812, F0851 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F |
| 2026-05-21 | F0887, F0908 | 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. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | E |
| 2026-05-21 | F0550, F0567, F0568, F0569, F0570, F0582, F0600, F0656, F0676, F0677, F0686, F0689, F0693, F0695, F0699, F0730, F0744, F0745, F0755, F0756, F0760, F0761, F0803, F0806, F0849, F0868, F0880, F0919, F0924, F0941, 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. / Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. / Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / 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. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / 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. / 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. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. / Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. / 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 |
| 2026-04-01 | F0628, F0761 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / 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 |
| 2026-02-26 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | G |
| 2026-02-26 | F0602, F0609, F0610, F0835 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | E |
| 2026-02-26 | F0550, F0607, F0755, F0836 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. | D |
| 2026-01-22 | F0607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | L |
| 2026-01-22 | F0600, F0725 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | J |
| 2026-01-22 | F0908 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | F |
| 2026-01-22 | F0558, F0730, F0941, F0942, F0943, F0944, F0945, F0946, F0947, F0949 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. | E |
| 2026-01-22 | F0729, F0835, F0849, F0880 | Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / 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. | D |
| 2025-12-23 | F0837 | Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. | F |
| 2025-12-23 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2025-12-23 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| 2025-12-04 | F0695, F0880 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-12-04 | F0550, F0584, F0684, F0689 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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. / 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 |
| 2025-07-01 | F0558, F0693 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / 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. | E |
| 2025-07-01 | F0584, F0600, F0628, F0760, F0880 | 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. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-04-18 | F0584, F0684, F0726, F0755, F0756, F0758, F0809, F0825, F0850, F0868, F0880, F0882 | 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. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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 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. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. / Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds. / 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. | E |
| 2025-04-18 | F0569, F0610, F0620, F0622, F0623, F0625, F0676, F0693, F0697, F0698, F0699, F0710, F0740, F0745, F0761, F0883, F0908, F0943 | Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / 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. / 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. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / 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 pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | D |
| 2025-03-19 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-03-19 | F0660, F0677, F0684, F0695, F0760, F0803 | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. | D |
| 2024-12-27 | 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 |
| 2024-12-27 | F0620 | 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. | D |
| 2024-09-18 | F0580, F0760 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2024-08-02 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2024-05-15 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2024-04-25 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-04-25 | F0558, F0565, F0584, F0689, F0695, F0756, F0880 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-04-25 | F0554, F0657, F0684, F0686, F0688, F0693, F0698, F0868, F0919 | 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. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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 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. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2023-12-07 | F0761 | 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 |
How is SPRING HILL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | PA average |
|---|---|---|
| Average number of residents per day | 61.9 | 104.6 |
Who owns SPRING HILL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, and what chain is it in?
SPRING HILL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name SPRING HILL SNF OPERATOR LLC and belongs to the POLLAK HOLDINGS chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | POLLAK HOLDINGS LLC | since 07/01/2021 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | POLLAK, ELIE, POLLAK, THEODORE | since 07/01/2021 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | RICHMOND, CHRISTOPHER | since 01/01/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | RICHMOND, CHRISTOPHER, THIMONS, DAVID | since 06/25/2025 |
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