Rochester Residence and Care Center: 37 Deficiencies - PA
That figure places the facility among the more heavily cited nursing homes in any given inspection cycle. A typical deficiency-free survey is rare, but 37 citations in one visit signals something more systematic than a handful of paperwork gaps or isolated lapses.
One of those 37 citations involved behavioral health training. Inspectors found the facility had failed to provide behavioral health training to staff in a manner consistent with what the facility's own assessment determined was necessary. The violation was categorized as an isolated deficiency with no documented actual harm, but with potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
That last phrase carries weight. Behavioral health training exists because nursing home residents frequently live with dementia, depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions that shape how they communicate distress, respond to care, and interact with staff. When workers haven't received the training their own facility identified as necessary, the gap between what a resident needs and what a caregiver knows how to provide can widen in ways that aren't always visible until something goes wrong.
The facility reported a correction date of October 30, 2025, roughly six weeks after the inspection.
What the inspection report does not say is as important as what it does. It doesn't describe which residents were affected, how many staff members lacked the required training, how long the gap had existed, or what the facility's own assessment had identified as the specific behavioral health needs driving the training requirement in the first place. The public record on this particular citation is thin.
The 36 other deficiencies cited during the same inspection are a separate matter, each with its own scope, severity, and story. The behavioral health training citation was classified at Scope/Severity Level D, meaning inspectors considered it isolated in reach and limited, though not absent, in its potential for harm. Other deficiencies from the same visit could range from similarly low-level findings to citations involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy. The full picture of what inspectors found at Rochester Residence and Care Center on that September day extends well beyond this single training lapse.
Nursing homes are required to conduct facility assessments that account for the specific characteristics of their resident population, including the behavioral health needs of the people living there. The point of that assessment is to drive staffing and training decisions. When a facility completes that assessment, identifies what training its staff needs, and then doesn't provide it, the assessment becomes a document that describes a gap rather than closes one.
Rochester Residence and Care Center sits in Rochester, a small borough in Beaver County along the Ohio River, roughly 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Like many long-term care facilities in western Pennsylvania, it serves a population that often has limited options for placement closer to family. For residents and their families in that region, the facility's inspection record is one of the few publicly available tools for evaluating the quality of care being delivered behind its doors.
A complaint inspection, as opposed to a standard annual survey, is typically triggered by a specific allegation or concern reported to state or federal health authorities. The fact that this September visit was a complaint inspection, and that it produced 37 deficiencies, suggests inspectors arrived with a reason and found considerably more than they may have come looking for.
The correction date of October 30 is now past. Whether the behavioral health training has been delivered, whether staff have absorbed it, and whether it has changed anything for the residents whose care depends on it, none of that appears in the public record. Correction dates in CMS inspection documents reflect what a provider reported to regulators. They are not verified outcomes.
For the residents of Rochester Residence and Care Center, the question isn't whether a date on a form has passed. It's whether the people caring for them know what to do when a resident with dementia becomes agitated at three in the morning, or when someone with a psychiatric history stops eating, or when behavior that looks like defiance is actually pain. That knowledge doesn't come from a correction date. It comes from training that was supposed to happen, and for a period documented by federal inspectors, didn't.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Rochester Residence and Care Center from 2025-09-19 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
Plan of correction: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to state survey agencies and those responses may not be reflected in CMS data at the time of publication. The absence of a plan of correction in our data does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken are encouraged to contact the facility directly or their state survey agency.
Corrections may have occurred: Inspection reports reflect conditions observed on the date of the survey. Facilities may have implemented corrections, staffing changes, additional training, or other remediation since the report was issued. We report what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.
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ROCHESTER RESIDENCE AND CARE CENTER in ROCHESTER, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 19, 2025.
That figure places the facility among the more heavily cited nursing homes in any given inspection cycle.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.