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UPMC Northwest Transitional Care Unit
100 Fairfield Drive, Seneca, PA 16346 (opens Google Maps) · Venango County · (814) 678-4642· 16 certified beds · avg 11 residents/day · certified since Sep 19, 1995 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: UPMC SENIOR COMMUNITIES (6 facilities, chain avg rating 2.5★)
5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Aug 13, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
8.54
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 5 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function. F-0605
The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. F-0761
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. F-0695
View all 5 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function. · F-0605 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (2 → 2).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityPennsylvania averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 8.54
Pennsylvania average: 3.94
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 4.21
Pennsylvania average: 0.80
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 7.61
Pennsylvania average: 3.58
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 8.54 | 3.94 | 3.95 | top 1% in Pennsylvania; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 4.21 | 0.80 | 0.69 | top 1% in Pennsylvania; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 7.61 | 3.58 | 3.50 | top 1% in Pennsylvania; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 3.20 | 0.56 | 0.48 | top 1% in Pennsylvania; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 34.5 | 44.5 | 45.8 | top 23% in Pennsylvania; top 23% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 42.9 | 39.9 | 42.9 | bottom 43% in Pennsylvania; bottom 49% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 8.73, RN 4.31, weekend 7.78.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (8.73 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
No verified facility-specific private-pay price is available in our data for UPMC Northwest Transitional Care Unit. CMS inspection and staffing records do not tell us what this home will charge you.
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Who owns this facility
How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 06/02/2009 |
| UPMC Northwest | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/02/2009 |
| Barnhart, Linda | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2018 |
| Boggess, Randy | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2011 |
| Clark, Jeffrey | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/30/2018 |
| Concannon-Fink, Erin | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/03/2025 |
| Dinger, Bradley | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/19/2018 |
| Durniok, Brian | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/07/2017 |
| Gibbons, David | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/02/2009 |
| Harman, Beth | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/30/2018 |
| Knarr, James | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2001 |
| Matson, Bart | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| McCauley, William | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2007 |
| Merkel, Gregory | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Montone, Joseph | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/30/2018 |
| Pastor, Joseph | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Pastorius, Nancy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2008 |
| Pastorius, Nancy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2008 |
| Simms, Christopher | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2023 |
| Smith, Lisa | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/30/2018 |
Showing 20 of 26 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 6 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain UPMC Senior Communities — 6 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- Wecare at the Green Home — Wellsboro, PA · overall 2/5
- Canterbury Place — Pittsburgh, PA · overall 1/5abuse
- Cranberry Place — Cranberry Township, PA · overall 1/5abuse
- Muncy Place — Muncy, PA · overall 3/5
- Sherwood Oaks — Cranberry Township, PA · overall 3/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What percentage of your residents are on antipsychotic or sedating medications, and how do you work to reduce that?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
- "What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over time?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 35% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 26 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Heights Village | 3.1 mi | Oil City, PA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Oil City Nursing and Rehab | 5.8 mi | Oil City, PA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Caring Place, the | 7.2 mi | Franklin, PA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Sugar Creek Care Center | 10.1 mi | Franklin, PA | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Shippenville Nursing and Rehab | 17.2 mi | Shippenville, PA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Titusville Nursing and Rehab | 17.8 mi | Titusville, PA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 395966.