Burgh Care Center
Nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395883
909 West Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 · Allegheny County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 126
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 10, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 49
- Fines in 3 years
- $382,948 (4)
Does Burgh Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Burgh Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Burgh Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.58
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.61
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.12
- Weekend total hours
- 3.18
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 38.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 10, 2026 and cited 49 deficiencies, plus 15 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 5, 2025, found 36.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Burgh Care Center 4 times in the past 3 years, for $382,948 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 72.3 residents live here, about 57% of its 126 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 126
- Average residents per day
- 72.3
- Certified since
- November 1, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Burgh Care Center
- Legal business name
- Pennwood Operating LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 13 homes nationally under Wecare Centers, 2.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Burgh Care Center
- Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center6655 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh 15206
- Heritage Care Center5701 Phillips Avenue, Pittsburgh 15217
- Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center2025 Wightman Street, Pittsburgh 15217
- Ivy Park Post Acute5609 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh 15232
- Southwestern Veterans Center7060 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh 15206
See also all nursing homes in Pittsburgh.
Who inspects nursing homes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Pennsylvania, the 26 in Pittsburgh, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Burgh Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Burgh Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Burgh Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Burgh Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Burgh Care Center?
49 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Burgh Care Center?
Pennwood Operating LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.