Champion City Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in PITTSBURGH, PA — inspection on December 29, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Review of the clinical record revealed Resident R2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses of high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia (high levels of fats in the blood), and muscle weakness.Review of a Grievance/Concern Form dated 12/25/25 stated, Resident R2 had lottery tickets she gave to a resident to redeem.
Resident R1 took lottery tickets given to him.
Resident R2 asked him to cash and purchase more.
Resident R2 never received cash or purchased tickets.Review of facility Incident Report completed by the Director of Nursing (DON) stated, DON was told by Resident R2 that she had given Resident R1 a scratch off ticket worth $65.00 and $30.00 cash.
She had asked Resident R1 to go across the street, redeem the ticket and use the money to purchase additional tickets for her.
Resident R1 took the ticket and the cash and left the facility. He never returned to the facility.
Review of incidents submitted to the State Agency on 12/29/25, at 9:00 a.m. did not include Resident R2's allegation of misappropriation of resident property on 12/24/25.
During an interview on 12/29/25, at 4:25 p.m. information was disseminated to the Nursing Home Administrator that the facility failed to submit a report of an allegation of misappropriation of resident property in a timely manner to the local State field office for one of five sampled residents (Resident R2). 28 Pa.
Code: 201.14(a)(c) Responsibility of licensee.28 Pa.
Code: 201.18(b)(1)(3)(e)(1) Management.28 Pa.
Code: 201.20(b) Staff development.28 Pa.
Code: 211.10(c)(d) Resident care policies.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in PITTSBURGH, PA, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from CHAMPION CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.