Nursing home
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
246 Friendship Circle, Beaver, PA 15009 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities) · 589 certified beds
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Beaver, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.14 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Feb 14, 2025 cited 63 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 5 fines totaling $234,389In CMS records: 7 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center compares
This facility vs. the Pennsylvania and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.14 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.63 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.98 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.4% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 63.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 5 fines totaling $234,389, 7 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 246 Friendship Circle
Beaver, PA 15009 - CMS certification #
- 395015
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 589
- Avg residents/day
- 380.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-01-01
- Chain
- Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ephram Lahasky
Ephram Lahasky operates 28 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ephram Lahasky facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 21, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 18, 2022. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $11,188 proposed, $11,188 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $11,188 proposed, $11,188 now. To be fixed by May 19, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(d)(1)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 19, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Jul 10, 2020: unprogrammed, related to another inspection inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 3, 2021. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $1,928 proposed, $1,928 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center.
Details
- Other than serious: Recording work-related injuries and illnesses (1904.4(a)). Penalty $1,928 proposed, $1,928 now. To be fixed by Dec 23, 2020. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Heritage Valley Beaver, Beaver. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rochester Residence and Care Center, Rochester. 2.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- A Holy Family Home Health, Vanport. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 15009 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci Chippewa, Beaver Falls, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Liberty Dialysis Chippewa, Beaver Falls, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Liberty Dialysis Baden, Baden, 6.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 21 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 15009.
Three Oaks Hospice Pittsburgh, office in Beaver, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic, office in Cranberry Township, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Allegheny Health Network Healthcare At Home Hospic, office in Warrendale, 11.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services Inc, Cranberry Township. 12.8 miles away, straight line. 4 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center staffed?
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center reports 3.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 63 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center have?
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is certified for 589 beds.