Burgh Care Center: Environment Safety Violations - PA
Inspectors touring the floor with the nursing home administrator that morning measured nine rooms. Not one met the facility's own standard. The coldest, 64 degrees, fell seven degrees short of the minimum the facility's policy says it should strive to maintain. Six of the nine rooms measured 68 degrees. Two measured 66. One hit 64.
Six residents confirmed what the thermometers showed.
One resident said the facility had been cold for about a week. Another said, "It's kind of cold in here." A third said it has been cold but understands due to the time of year. A fourth said it's cold. A fifth complained of being cold. A sixth said simply, "Room cold."
Burgh Care Center's own policy, dated July 2025, states the facility will maintain comfortable and safe temperature levels and should keep common resident areas between 71 and 81 degrees.
By 3:30 that afternoon, the nursing home administrator confirmed to inspectors that the facility had failed to ensure comfortable temperatures on the second floor.
The violation was cited as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting a few residents. Inspectors cited one deficiency under Pennsylvania nursing home management regulations.
What the report doesn't say is how long residents spent bundled against the cold before anyone was formally told it was a problem, or whether anyone had complained before the inspection was triggered.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Burgh Care Center from 2026-01-29 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.
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BURGH CARE CENTER in PITTSBURGH, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 29, 2026.
Inspectors touring the floor with the nursing home administrator that morning measured nine rooms.
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.