Cranberry Place

CMS abuse icon · CCN 395845 · CRANBERRY PLACE · Non profit - Corporation · UPMC SENIOR COMMUNITIES chain · 150 certified beds · Butler · PA


Cranberry Place is a 150-bed nursing home in CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1991-01-28. It averages 126.3 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at Cranberry Place?

CMS lists 87 health-inspection deficiencies for Cranberry Place, 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 2026-04-30.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-04-30F0600, F0689Protect 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
2026-04-01F0825Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.D
2026-03-04F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.D
2026-01-31F0812, F0908Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Keep all essential equipment working safely.F
2026-01-31F0558, F0656, F0657, F0690, F0699, F0725, F0761Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / 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 care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / 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.E
2026-01-31F0602, F0684, F0686, F0695, F0745, F0756, F0790, F0844, F0868, F0883, F0941, F0942, F0944, F0945, F0946, F0947Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. / Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / 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. / 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.D
2026-01-31F0575Post 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.C
2025-11-21F0565Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.E
2025-11-21F0610, F0760Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2025-11-19F0684, F0689Provide 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.E
2025-08-12F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.D
2025-07-07F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2025-07-07F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.D
2025-05-28F0684, F0760Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2025-04-03F0600, F0689Protect 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
2025-04-03F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.E
2025-02-20F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2025-01-24F0622, F0625, F0684, F0693, F0695, F0730Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / 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 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.E
2025-01-24F0550, F0578, F0580, F0582, F0585, F0626, F0657, F0689, F0690, F0698, F0742, F0755, F0758, F0761, F0805, F0809, F0810, F0880Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / 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 voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / 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, 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. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / 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 special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2024-04-16F0600, F0689Protect 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
2024-02-01F0584, F0698Honor 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 safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.E
2024-02-01F0565, F0583, F0607, F0609, F0610, F0656, F0684, F0689, F0726, F0760, F0761, F0838, F0867Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. / 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. / Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.D
2023-12-08F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.E
2023-10-17F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.D

Why was Cranberry Place fined 2 times?

DateTypeAmount
2025-04-03Fine$33,579
2024-04-16Fine$9,195

How is Cranberry Place staffed?

MeasureThis facilityPA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.896723.88823
Total nursing staff turnover (%)66.344.5
Average number of residents per day126.3104.6

Who owns Cranberry Place, and what chain is it in?

Cranberry Place is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name CRANBERRY PLACE and belongs to the UPMC SENIOR COMMUNITIES chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTUPMC SENIOR COMMUNITIES INCsince 09/09/2002
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTUPMCsince 09/09/2002
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYBECKWITH III, GEORGE, BLUM, EVA, BORGO, ANGELA, CAPLAN, DEBRA, CESTELLO, LOUIS, CLAGETTE, VAUGHN, COVERT, JAMES, DAVIS, LESLIE, DICK, DOUGLAS, GABEL, JOHN, GHUBRIL, SALEEM, HALEY, LISA, HUMPHREY, KATHY, JEGASOTHY, MICHELE, LUCIDO, ELENI, LYONS, MICHAEL, MONTLER, ROBERT, NEIDICH, DOUGLAS, PEPPERMAN, ANN, RAIMY, MARK, SCOTT, GREGORY, SHEKHAR, ANANTHA, SHIPLEY, SUSAN, SOLOMON, JEFFREY, STILLEY, JOHN, SURMA, JOHN, VERBANAC, JOHN, WELLS, MICHAELsince 01/01/2015
CORPORATE DIRECTORBRODINE, DEBORAH, HAMILTON, RICHARD, JOY, MARGARET, NACE, DAVID, SIMMONS, EILEEN, WESLEY, BRYANTsince 01/01/2025
CORPORATE OFFICERBORGO, ANGELA, BRODINE, DEBORAH, JOY, MARGARET, SIMMONS, EILEEN, WESLEY, BRYANTsince 01/01/2010
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLOAKDALE SENIORS ALLIANCE LLC, WALTER, ANNsince 08/01/2024
ADP OF THE SNFBAKER TILLY US LLP, OAKDALE SENIORS ALLIANCE LLC, UPMC, WALTER, ANNsince 05/13/2025

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