Nursing homes › Pennsylvania › Little Sisters of the Poor
1028 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · 4123071100 · 48 certified beds
CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: Non profit - Corporation.
Total nurse staffing: 5.26 (Pennsylvania median: 3.63). RN hours: 1.43. Weekend total: 4.56. Nursing staff turnover: 33%.
All-time on record: 46 deficiency citations, including 1 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G | complaint | corrected 2026-03-05 |
| 2026-01-22 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Health | corrected 2026-03-05 |
| 2026-01-22 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Health | corrected 2026-03-05 |
| 2025-12-03 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-12-18 |
| 2025-12-03 | Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-12-18 |
| 2025-12-03 | Provide training in compliance and ethics. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-12-18 |
| 2025-12-03 | Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-12-18 |
| 2025-12-03 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-10-06 |
| 2025-12-03 | Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-12-18 |
| 2025-05-21 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-06-13 |
| 2025-05-21 | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-06-13 |
| 2025-04-16 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | complaint | corrected 2025-05-16 |
| 2025-04-16 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-05-16 |
| 2025-04-16 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-05-16 |
| 2024-11-27 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | complaint | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Provide training in compliance and ethics. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | E | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2024-11-27 | 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 | Health | corrected 2025-01-24 |
| 2023-12-08 | 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. | F | Health | corrected 2024-01-12 |
| 2023-12-08 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Health | corrected 2024-01-12 |
| 2023-12-08 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Health | corrected 2024-01-12 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Fine | $8,236 |
| 2026-01-22 | Fine | $9,110 |
| 2025-04-16 | Fine | $25,672 |
| 2024-11-27 | Fine | $16,039 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYRD, DANIELLE | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/17/2024 |
| GEORGE, JANSI | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/07/2023 |
| MAGUIRE, LORAINE | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/18/2023 |
| ROWLEY, MARY | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/07/2019 |
| LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/1966 |
| BYRD, DANIELLE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/17/2024 |
| GEORGE, JANSI | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/07/2023 |
| MAGUIRE, LORAINE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/18/2023 |
| ROWLEY, MARY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/07/2019 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 396116. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.