Southwestern Veterans Center
Nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 39A438
7060 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 · Allegheny County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 236
- Certified for
- Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- $245,564 (1)
Does Southwestern Veterans Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Southwestern Veterans Center is certified for Medicaid only, so Medicare won't pay for a stay here.
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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Southwestern Veterans 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
- 4.40
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.35
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.87
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.18
- Weekend total hours
- 3.79
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 34.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 15, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 25, 2025, found 16.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Southwestern Veterans Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Southwestern Veterans Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $245,564 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 183 residents live here, about 78% of its 236 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 236
- Average residents per day
- 183
- Certified since
- January 1, 2009
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Southwestern Veterans Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- Government - State
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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 Southwestern Veterans 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 Southwestern Veterans Center
What is the CMS star rating of Southwestern Veterans Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Southwestern Veterans Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Southwestern Veterans Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Southwestern Veterans Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, government - state.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.