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Little Sisters of the Poor

Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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Little Sisters of the Poor is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 1028 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (CMS certification number 396116) with 48 certified beds and an average of 44.6 residents per day. CMS gives it an overall rating of 2 of 5, a health-inspection rating of 1 of 5, a...

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CMS data as of October 1, 2026

What are Little Sisters of the Poor's CMS star ratings?

Little Sisters of the Poor is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 1028 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (CMS certification number 396116) with 48 certified beds and an average of 44.6 residents per day. CMS gives it an overall rating of 2 of 5, a health-inspection rating of 1 of 5, a staffing rating of 5 of 5 and a quality-measure rating of 2 of 5.

CMS overall star rating2 of 5
Health inspection rating1 of 5
Staffing rating5 of 5
Quality measure rating2 of 5
Long-stay / short-stay QM2 of 5 / Not rated
Certified beds48
OwnershipNon profit - Corporation
Legal business nameLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
Chainnot part of a listed chain
In a continuing care retirement communityNo
Ownership changed in last 12 monthsNo
Resident and family councilResident
Medicare/Medicaid certified sinceJanuary 11, 2008

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (official CMS ratings), data as of October 1, 2026.

What did recent health inspections find at Little Sisters of the Poor?

The most recent standard health survey of Little Sisters of the Poor on CMS's record is dated January 22, 2026 and found 11 health deficiencies, 9 of them from complaint inspections; the survey before it, dated November 27, 2024, found 28. CMS lists 4 fines totaling $59,057, 0 payment denials and 0 infection-control citations for the facility.

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Full inspection narratives are on Medicare Care Compare for CMS #396116.

How is Little Sisters of the Poor staffed compared with Allegheny County nursing homes?

CMS reports 5.52 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day at Little Sisters of the Poor, including 1.59 registered-nurse hours and 3.68 nurse-aide hours, against a median of 3.59 hours across 51 reporting nursing homes in Allegheny County. Total nursing staff turnover is 34.4% and registered-nurse turnover 33.3%, and 0 administrator(s) left in the period CMS measures.

Which nursing homes are closest to Little Sisters of the Poor?

Allegheny County has 52 CMS-certified nursing homes with 6,668 certified beds; Little Sisters of the Poor's overall rating of 2 of 5 is higher than 22 of the 52 rated homes in the county. Its 48 beds compare with a county median of 120.5.

Nursing homeTownBedsCMS overall ratingStraight-line distance
Concordia at Rp HomePittsburgh583 of 5~1.9 mi
Spring Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing CenterPittsburgh1001 of 5~2.6 mi
Highland Hills Post AcutePittsburgh2001 of 5~4.1 mi
Canterbury PlacePittsburgh1151 of 5~4.3 mi

Little Sisters of the Poor (CMS #396116): what its rating is and is not

It isIt is not
Overall2 of 5 from CMS, October 2026a rating computed by this site
Partshealth 1 of 5, staffing 5 of 5, quality 2 of 5resident reviews
Scope48-bed nursing home in Pittsburgha score for personal care homes
Surveylast standard survey January 22, 2026a guarantee of any one resident's care

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