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Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

6655 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 25th of 26 nursing homes in Pittsburgh. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).

Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 93% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on March 27, 2026, found 52 health deficiencies, more than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 28 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $7,656 in the past three years.

Champion City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 187 certified beds, caring for about 160 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.

Medicare ratings

Overall
Health inspections
Quality of care
Staffing

Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.

How it compares nearby

Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.

In Pittsburgh25th of 26 facilities

Top 97%

Within 100 miles394th of 415 facilities

Top 95%

In Pennsylvania600th of 652 facilities

Top 93%

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
March 27, 2026
Health deficiencies cited
52
Complaint-related deficiencies
28
Fines in the last 3 years
1 totaling $7,656
Payment denials
0
Total penalties
1

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff3.21 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)0.35 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.98 hrs
  • Nurse aides1.89 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.04 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
187
Average residents per day
160
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
September 1, 1978
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes