Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
John J Kane Regional Center-Gl
955 Rivermont Drive, Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 422-6800
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 255
- Residents per day
- 221
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 15, 1984
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Pennsylvania.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Pennsylvania homes
John J Kane Regional Center-Gl carries 128 inspection points. That is fewer than 20% of Pennsylvania's 652 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Pennsylvania: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–8 pts
- 4★ 8–33 pts
- 3★ 33–65 pts
- 2★ 65–128 pts
- 1★ over 128 pts
Bars show every rated home in Pennsylvania by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
24 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care8E
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- F
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights2E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Administration2E
- E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
- B
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1E
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Environmental1E
- E
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Inspection history
2026-07-09
15 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
2025-06-06
6 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2024-07-26
3 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 46 min of nursing staff time a day, 30 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 46 min
Pennsylvania average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 55% of nursing staff and 56% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$67,585 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Fine | $17,665 |
| 2026-05-26 | Fine | $36,855 |
| 2026-04-06 | Fine | $13,065 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts better | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine11.9 pts better | 99.7% | 87.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.3 pts better | 100.0% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.9 pts better | 2.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms11.8 pts better | 2.0% | 13.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.6 pts worse | 6.6% | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.7 pts better | 14.4% | 20.1% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication35.9 pts worse | 53.5% | 17.6% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened1.6 pts worse | 17.0% | 15.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.6 pts worse | 24.0% | 16.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts worse | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infectionAbout the same | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.5 pts better | 24.5% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.7 pts better | 3.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine19.5 pts better | 90.3% | 70.8% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.7 pts better | 5.8% | 9.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.9 pts worse | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine23.2 pts better | 94.1% | 70.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.6 pts worse | 23.6% | 22.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
11 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Barcic, Melissa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Barcic, Melissa | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Droppa, Melanie | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Droppa, Melanie | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Droppa, Melanie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Herring, Rasonia | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Herring, Rasonia | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Herring, Rasonia | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Hutter, Ronda | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hutter, Ronda | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mckain, William | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
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Fire safety
16 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke11F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Emergency Preparedness2C
- C
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- C
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2D
- D
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
- D
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
Egress1D
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
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