Southwestern Veterans Center is certified as a Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2009-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (412) 665-6706 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Southwestern Veterans Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 75.5/100, placing it #5663 of 14703 facilities nationally and #233 of 657 in Pennsylvania. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Southwestern Veterans Center receives a reported average of 4 hours 42 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 25 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 54 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 23 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 58 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 48.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Southwestern Veterans Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $245,564. 13 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $245,564, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 128.75 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Southwestern Veterans Center ranks 5663rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 75.5/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within PA, it ranks 233rd out of 657 nursing homes. In Pittsburgh, it ranks 6th out of 26 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,807 nationally and RN hours rank #671 nationally (#44 in PA). Our composite quality score of 75.5/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Pittsburgh, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/