Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit
Nursing home in Seneca, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395966
100 Fairfield Drive, Seneca, PA 16346 · Venango County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 16
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- August 7, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit take Medicare and Medicaid?
Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit 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
- 8.09
- Registered nurse hours
- 3.95
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 2.21
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.93
- Weekend total hours
- 7.53
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 27.3%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 7, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 13, 2025, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 11.5 residents live here, about 72% of its 16 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 16
- Average residents per day
- 11.5
- Certified since
- September 19, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
Who owns Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit
- Legal business name
- Upmc Northwest
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Upmc Senior Communities, 3.2-star chain average
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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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If you run Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit, 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 Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit
What is the CMS star rating of Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit?
Upmc Northwest, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.