SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER
7060 HIGHLAND DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15206 · 4126656706
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available
What CMS has flagged
- CMS has flagged this facility for abuse citations.
On the CMS record
- Overall rating (CMS)
- 3 / 5
- Health inspection rating
- 2 / 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 / 5
- Certified beds
- 236
- Ownership type
- Government - State
Inspection findings on record (36)
Quoted exactly as CMS published them. We do not rewrite findings.
— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
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— Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
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— Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
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— Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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— Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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— Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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— Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
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— Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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— Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) · CMS Certification Number 39A438