Nursing home
Burgh Care Center
909 West Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Wecare Centers (13 facilities) · 126 certified beds
Burgh Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.37 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Apr 5, 2025 cited 49 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.
- 4 fines totaling $402,762In CMS records: 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Burgh Care 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) | 3.37 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.01 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.7% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 49.0 | 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: 4 fines totaling $402,762, 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Burgh Care 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
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2025 · 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
- 909 West Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15221 - CMS certification #
- 395883
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 126
- Avg residents/day
- 69.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-11-01
- Chain
- Wecare Centers (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Wecare Centers
Wecare Centers operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Wecare Centers 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
- Staff pay 4 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2010
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 11, 2023 to May 11, 2024. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $6,849 owed to 19 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: We Care at Penn (Pennwood Operating, LLC). Case 1989173.
- Findings for Mar 12, 2022 to Jul 29, 2023. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $14,138 owed to 38 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $13,965. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Pennwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Pennwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC). Case 1993524.
- Findings for Feb 6, 2016 to Jan 27, 2018. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Village at Pennwood (Pennwood Operator, LP). Case 1844367.
- Findings for Aug 14, 2010 to Aug 4, 2012. Violations found: Minimum wage. Back wages: $54 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Village at Pennwood (Pennwood Operator LP). Case 1662562.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Upmc St Margaret, Pittsburgh. 3.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburgh. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Jewish Association Of Aging, Pittsburgh. 2.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 15221 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis, Pittsburgh, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Bloomfield Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Pittsburgh Home Modality, Pittsburgh, 2.9 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 15221.
Sivitz Jewish Hospice, office in Pittsburgh, 2.6 miles away, straight line
Adoration Hospice, office in Pittsburgh, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Medi Home Hospice, office in Pittsburgh, 3.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Allegheny Clinic, Pittsburgh. 1.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 very low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake very 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Burgh Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Burgh Care Center an overall rating of 2 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 Burgh Care Center staffed?
Burgh Care Center reports 3.37 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Burgh Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 49 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Burgh Care Center have?
Burgh Care Center is certified for 126 beds.