Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395028
2025 Wightman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 · Allegheny County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 178
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 14, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 48
- Fines in 3 years
- $200,717 (3)
Does Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Squirrel Hill Wellness 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 14, 2025 and cited 48 deficiencies, plus 24 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 12, 2024, found 33.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Squirrel Hill Wellness 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 Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $200,717 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 107.9 residents live here, about 61% of its 178 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 178
- Average residents per day
- 107.9
- Certified since
- September 1, 1977
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- SH Operator LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Pollak Holdings, 1.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
- Heritage Care Center5701 Phillips Avenue, Pittsburgh 15217
- Ivy Park Post Acute5609 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh 15232
- Upmc Magee-Womens Hospital Tcu300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh 15213
- John J Kane Regional Center-Gl955 Rivermont Drive, Pittsburgh 15207
- Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center6655 Frankstown Avenue, 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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Squirrel Hill Wellness 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 Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center?
48 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center?
SH Operator LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.