F 0836
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
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.
Based on a review of facility documents it was determined that the facility failed to ensure sufficient nursing
staff to comply with state laws regarding mandated minimum staffing requirements.
Findings include:
Review of 28 PA Code Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Long Term Care Licensure Regulations,
§211.12, dated 7/1/23, indicated the following subsections.
(f.1) In addition to the director of nursing services, a facility shall provide all of the following:
(2) Effective July 1, 2023, a minimum of 1 nurse aide per 12 residents during the day, 1 nurse aide per 12
residents during the evening, and 1 nurse aide per 20 residents overnight.
(i) A minimum number of general nursing care hours shall be provided for each 24-hour period
as follows:
(1) Effective July 1, 2023, the total number of hours of general nursing care provided in each 24-hour period
shall, when totaled for the entire facility, be a minimum of 2.87 hours of direct resident care for each
resident.
Review of facility surveys completed since 7/1/23, through 4/7/24, revealed the following:
Survey of 7/14/23:
-Failed to provide a minimum of one nurse aide per twelve residents during the day and evening, and/or
one nurse aide per 20 residents on night shift, for 13 of 13 days (7/1/23, through 7/13/23).
Survey of 8/1/23:
-Failed to provide the minimum number of general nursing hours to each resident in a 24-hour period on 4
of 6 days (7/28/23, 7/29/23, 7/30/23, and 7/31/23).
Survey of 8/29/23:
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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.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
(X6) DATE
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
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Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
396066
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/08/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Whitehall Borough Post Acute
505 Weyman Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0836
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
-Failed to provide a minimum of one nurse aide per twelve residents during the day and evening, and/or
one nurse aide per 20 residents on night shift, for six of seven days (8/22/23, 8/23/23, 8/24/23, 8/25/23,
8/26/23, and 8/27/23),
Survey of 10/12/23:
Residents Affected - Some
-Failed to provide a minimum of one nurse aide per twelve residents during the day and evening, and/or
one nurse aide per 20 residents on night shift, for nine of nine days (10/2/23, through 10/10/23).
Survey of 10/19/23:
-Failed to provide the minimum number of general nursing hours to each resident in a 24-hour period on
seven of nine days (10/9/23, 10/11/23, 10/13/23, 10/14/23, 10/15/23, 10/16/23 and 10/17/23).
Survey of 11/20/23:
-Failed to provide a minimum of one nurse aide per twelve residents during the day and evening, and/or
one nurse aide per 20 residents on night shift, for seven of seven days (11/13/23, through 11/19/23).
-Failed to provide the minimum number of general nursing hours to each resident in a 24-hour period on
three of seven days (11/13/23, 11/14/23 and 11/19/23).
Survey of 1/5/24:
-Failed to provide the minimum number of general nursing hours to each resident in a 24-hour period on
seven of seven days (12/27/23, through 1/2/24).
Survey of 1/12/24:
-Failed to provide a minimum of one nurse aide per twelve residents during the day and evening, and/or
one nurse aide per 20 residents for 14 of 14 days (12/27/23, through 1/9/24).
Survey of 3/5/24:
-Failed to provide a minimum of one nurse aide per twelve residents during the day and evening, and/or
one nurse aide per 20 residents on night shift, for six of six days (2/28/24, through 3/4/24).
Survey of 4/8/24:
-Failed to provide a minimum of one nurse aide per twelve residents during the day and evening, and/or
one nurse aide per 20 residents on night shift, for 16 of 19 days (3/20/24, 3/21/24, 3/24/24, 3/25/24,
3/26/24, 3/27/24, 3/28/24, 3/29/24, 3/30/24, 3/31/24, 4/1/24, 4/2/24, 4/3/24, 4/4/24, 4/5/24, and 4/6/24).
-Failed to provide the minimum number of general nursing hours to each resident in a 24-hour period on six
of 19 days (3/21/24, 3/25/24, 3/29/24, 3/31/24, 4/1/24, and 4/3/24).
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
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Printed: 05/15/2026
Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
396066
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/08/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Whitehall Borough Post Acute
505 Weyman Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0836
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During an inteview on 4/8/24, at approximately 11:15 a.m. the Nursing Home Administrator and the Director
of Nursing confirmed the facility failed to ensure sufficient nursing staff to comply with state laws regarding
mandated minimum staffing requirements.
28 Pa. Code 201.14(g) Responsibility of licensee.
Residents Affected - Some
28 Pa. Code 201.18(e)(1)(2) Management.
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