Nursing home
Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
500 North Lewis Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15122 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Imperial Healthcare Group (13 facilities) · 118 certified beds
Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.06 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Jan 24, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $60,520In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.06 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.77 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 65.3% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $60,520, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation 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
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 · Jan 24, 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 · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 24, 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
- 500 North Lewis Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15122 - CMS certification #
- 395742
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 118
- Avg residents/day
- 81.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-09-22
- Chain
- Imperial Healthcare Group (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Imperial Healthcare Group
Imperial Healthcare Group operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Imperial Healthcare Group 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
- Website says Respite stays
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2019
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
View Respite Brochure
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
We emphasize the importance of quality sleep and relaxation, offering peaceful, private rooms equipped with all the necessary amenities for a good night’s rest.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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 Mar 16, 2019 to Mar 6, 2021. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $6,142 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Southwestern Healthcare Center (SW HealthCare Center, L.P.). Case 1933933.
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
- Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Rehabilitation Center at Jefferson Hills, Jefferson Hills. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Advantage Home Health Services, LLC, Pittsburgh. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 15122 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Jefferson Dialysis, Pittsburgh, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Clairton, Clairton, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Mckeesport West Dialysis, Mckeesport, 3.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 15122.
Bethany Hospice Of Western Pennsylvania, office in Pittsburgh, 8.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Paramount Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Mcmurray, 9.0 miles away, straight line
Gallagher Hospice, LLC, office in Bridgeville, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Post Acute Specialists LLC, Mckeesport. 3.9 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 relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively 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: 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.06 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 118 beds.