Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395423
6655 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 · Allegheny County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 187
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 27, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 52
- Fines in 3 years
- $7,656 (1)
Does Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation 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
- 3.21
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.35
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.98
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.89
- Weekend total hours
- 2.93
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 84.2%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 27, 2026 and cited 52 deficiencies, plus 28 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 7, 2025, found 22.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
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 Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $7,656 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 159.9 residents live here, about 86% of its 187 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 187
- Average residents per day
- 159.9
- Certified since
- September 1, 1978
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Penn-Allegheny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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- Ivy Park Post Acute5609 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh 15232
- Southwestern Veterans Center7060 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh 15206
- Burgh Care Center909 West Street, Pittsburgh 15221
- Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center2025 Wightman Street, Pittsburgh 15217
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
52 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Penn-Allegheny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.