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Sherwood Oaks

100 Norman Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 · Butler County · (724) 776-8100

43 certified beds, about 36 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1982

Part of a continuing care retirement community Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395549 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on February 19, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).

Of 16 health citations since April 2024, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).

CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the last three years; the largest was $8,281, and the latest is dated August 13, 2025.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 5.81 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 2.04 of those hours.

43.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).

CMS links it to Upmc Senior Communities, an affiliated group of 6 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 16 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
1J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
10D
5E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
February 19, 2026Standard inspection · 1 citation · risk-based survey (a shorter visit CMS gives only to higher performing homes)
  1. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 13, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy, clinical record review, observation, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to follow enhanced barrier precautions during high contact activities and failed to follow hand hygiene procedures during a dressing change for one of two residents (Resident R6).
August 13, 2025Complaint inspection · 2 citations
  1. J
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) August 28, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, clinical and facility record review, facility provided documents, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide adequate supervision for one resident resulting in elopement (resident exits to an unsupervised and unauthorized location without staff's knowledge). This failure created an immediate jeopardy situation for one of seven residents (Resident R1) identified as having a high risk for wandering.
  2. D
    Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
    F835 · Administration · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) August 28, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on a review of job descriptions, facility and clinical records, and staff interviews, it was determined that the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) and the Director of Nursing (DON) did not effectively manage the facility to make certain that proper supervision was provided for residents at high risk for elopement as required, resulting in a resident elopement creating an immediate jeopardy situation.
March 5, 2025Standard inspection · 4 citations
  1. E
    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
    F761 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policies, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to properly store medications in three of four medications carts (West cart, Founder Cart, and Lake Cart).
  2. D
    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policies, clinical records, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to develop comprehensive care plans to meet resident care needs for two of five residents (Residents R13 and R23).
  3. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, clinical records, and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to follow physician orders for a lab test for one of four residents (Resident R31).
  4. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, clinical records and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to make certain each resident received adequate supervision and assistance to prevent accidents for one of four residents (Resident R6).
December 5, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. E
    Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
    F725 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 14, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, resident observations, resident and staff interviews, and grievance review, it was determined that the facility failed to have sufficient nursing staff to provide nursing and related services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for six of eight residents (Residents R2, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8). Findings Include: Review of the facility policy Call Lights last reviewed 2/21/24, indicates all residents have a call light or alternative communication device within their reach at all times when unattended. Facility personnel will answer a call light as soon as possible. To ensure safety and communication between staff and residents in order to timely meet their needs. Respond to emergency call lights immediately. Respond to call lights and communication devices promptly and in person whenever possible. [...]
September 25, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations
  1. E
    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
    F623 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 7, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical record review, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide a transfer notice to a representative of the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Division for three of three residents (Residents R1, R2, and R3).
  2. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 7, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, clinical records, facility documents, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to identify a resident's risk for elopement and failed to make certain each resident received adequate supervision that resulted in an elopement (resident exits to an unsupervised or unauthorized area without the facility's knowledge) for one resident (Resident R4) and failed to routinely assess residents for elopement risk for two of five residents reviewed (Resident R5, and R6).
April 25, 2024Standard inspection · 6 citations
  1. E
    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
    F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 28, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policies, documents, clinical records and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to make certain a resident was free from abuse and neglect for four of six residents reviewed (Resident R2, R134, R135 and R9).
  2. E
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 28, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to properly disinfect reusable equipment between residents for one of three medication carts (medication cart assignment two) and failed to implement infection control practices during administration of eye drops on two of three residents (Resident R27)
  3. D
    Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
    F583 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 28, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, observation, and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to maintain the confidentiality of residents' medical information on one of three medication carts (medication cart assignment two).
  4. D
    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
    F607 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 28, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, clinical records and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement written policies and procedures to prohibit and prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of residents for one of five residents (Resident R134).
  5. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 28, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, clinical records, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide adequate protection from hazards for hot pack use for one of five residents (Resident R18), which resulted in a erythema (reddened) area requiring monitoring until identified as healed 8 days later.
  6. D
    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
    F761 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 28, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to properly secure medications in one of three medication carts (medication cart assignment two).

Fire safety inspections

10 fire safety citations on file: 5 on February 19, 2026, 3 on March 5, 2025, 2 on April 25, 2024.

Every fire safety citation10 citations
  1. F
    Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
    K 912 · February 19, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. D
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · February 19, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. C
    Meet other general requirements.
    K 100 · February 19, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. C
    Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    K 345 · February 19, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. C
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · February 19, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. D
    Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
    K 223 · March 5, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. D
    Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
    K 374 · March 5, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. B
    Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
    K 325 · March 5, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. E
    Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
    K 293 · April 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  10. D
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · April 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

DatePenaltyAmount or length
August 13, 2025Fine $8,281

A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homePennsylvaniaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)5.813.893.86
Registered nurses2.040.790.69
All nursing staff on weekends4.903.533.42
Nurse aides3.05
Licensed practical nurses0.73
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)43.6%44.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover22.2%39.9%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.46 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 6.18 on weekdays and 4.90 on weekends, 21% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 4.8% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.22 in April to June 2025 to 5.81 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20265.812.046.184.90 4.8%0 of 9036
Oct to Dec 20256.542.177.035.31 4.3%0 of 9234
Jul to Sep 20256.452.396.965.17 12.2%0 of 9233
Apr to Jun 20255.221.925.624.23 19.0%0 of 9139
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Pennsylvania, Jan to Mar 20263.690.653.823.3411.3%0.1% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Trains nurse aides: this home runs a state-approved CNA program for its own hires (state list: PDE Approved NATCEP by County, as of March 1, 2026). A nursing home cannot charge aides it employs, or has offered a job, for state-approved training (42 CFR 483.152(c)). See Sherwood Oaks CNA training on CareerFunded, our sister site for career training.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Pennsylvania

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Pennsylvania, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$21.44$18.88 to $22.5267,740
LPNs and LVNs$30.74$29.02 to $35.0138,260
Registered nurses$46.36$38.75 to $50.35146,520
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homePennsylvaniaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
19.816.813.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.00.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.31.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
5.83.13.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.11.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
13.817.014.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.04.84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
8.517.715.4

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Sherwood Oaks's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (42.5% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

42.5% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Pennsylvania: 100 better, 108 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 46 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.0% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Pennsylvania: 3 better, 9 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 50 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

6.8% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Pennsylvania: 7 better, 5 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 28 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

66.7% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania54.4% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 21 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 26 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania2.0% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 26 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Pennsylvania100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 12 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: PITTSBURGH LIFEFTIME CARE COMMUNITY. CMS links this home to Upmc Senior Communities, a group of 6 nursing homes averaging 2.8 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Upmc Senior Communities Inc5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%12/31/2006
Simmons, EileenCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2025
Simmons, EileenCorporate officerIndividual01/01/2025
Pittsburgh Lifeftime Care CommunityOperational/managerial controlOrganization07/21/2020
Upmc Senior Communities IncOperational/managerial controlOrganization12/31/2006
Bondi, MarkOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/04/2025
Borgo, AngelaOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/07/2020
Case, NanciOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2013
Devinney, AmyOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2025
Ehringer, GeorgeOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2016
Henderson, JeanOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2024
Nigro, WilliamOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2020
Nord, MarkOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/27/2021
Nowak, JosephOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2021
Seaton, KathyOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2019
Shoenthal, DonaldOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2020
Upmc Senior Communities IncAdp of the SNFOrganization07/21/2020
Bondi, MarkAdp of the SNFIndividual08/04/2025
Nord, MarkAdp of the SNFIndividual09/27/2021
Shoenthal, DonaldAdp of the SNFIndividual07/01/2004

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on August 13, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
  2. What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 19, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  3. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on March 5, 2025: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
  4. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 25, 2024: "Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights."

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Common questions

What is Sherwood Oaks's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Sherwood Oaks 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Sherwood Oaks get at its last inspection?
1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on February 19, 2026. The Pennsylvania average is 10.
Has Sherwood Oaks been fined?
Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the last three years.
Does Sherwood Oaks accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Sherwood Oaks?
CMS lists 20 owners and managers, and links the home to Upmc Senior Communities. Legal business name: PITTSBURGH LIFEFTIME CARE COMMUNITY.

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