Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Little Sisters Of The Poor
1028 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 307-1100
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 48
- Residents per day
- 45
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 11, 2008
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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
★★★★★+1 star
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
Little Sisters Of The Poor carries 154.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 13% 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
48 health citations on record since 2023. 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 (5)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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
Resident Rights11E
- D
Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
- E
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
- E
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Administration10E
- E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
- E
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- E
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
- E
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
- D
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
- E
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- E
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
- E
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
- D
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Quality of Life and Care9E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Infection Control4F
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3E
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspection history
2026-01-22
11 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (4 deficiencies)
2024-11-27
28 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (9 deficiencies)
2023-12-08
9 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 31 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 36 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 31 min
Pennsylvania average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 34% of nursing staff and 33% of registered nurses left in the past year.
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
$59,057 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Fine | $8,236 |
| 2026-01-22 | Fine | $9,110 |
| 2025-04-16 | Fine | $25,672 |
| 2024-11-27 | Fine | $16,039 |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine12.2 pts better | 100.0% | 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 injury0.2 pts better | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms13.8 pts better | 0.0% | 13.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3 pts better | 3.0% | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.4 pts better | 13.7% | 20.1% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.4 pts worse | 19.0% | 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 worsened5.3 pts better | 10.1% | 15.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased16.9 pts worse | 33.3% | 16.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts better | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection7 pts worse | 8.4% | 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 pts worse | 5.7% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
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Who owns and runs it
10 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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| Byrd, Danielle | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Byrd, Danielle | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| George, Jansi | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| George, Jansi | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Little Sisters Of The Poor Of The State Of Pennsylvania | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Maguire, Loraine | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Maguire, Loraine | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Maguire, Loraine | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rowley, Mary | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rowley, Mary | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
14 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke9E
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- C
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- C
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Egress3D
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- C
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- C
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Emergency Preparedness1C
- C
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
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