Has The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr accept Medicaid?

CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.

Who owns The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr?

CMS lists 3 owners and managers, and links the home to Paramount Care Centers. Legal business name: BSD CARE AT AJ LLC.

The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on July 17, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).

None of its 20 health citations since November 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 5.43 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.12 of those hours.

48.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).

CMS links it to Paramount Care Centers, an affiliated group of 10 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.

1011/23

112/23

609/24

207/25

105/26

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 20 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

17D

Potential for minimal harm

May 28, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

F690 · 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) June 19, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, clinical record review, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide appropriate treatment and services to assist a resident in maintaining or improving bowel and bladder continence to the extent possible for one of two sampled residents reviewed for continence care. (Resident R7)

July 17, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations

D

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) August 1, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record reviews, review of facility investigations and grievance logs, it was determined that the facility failed to report allegation for neglect and misappropriation for two of 18 residents reviewed (Resident R19 and R51).
D

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

F755 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) August 1, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records, facility policy, and staff and resident interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure the timely acquisition and administration of a prescribed pain medication to meet the needs of one of four residents reviewed for pain management (Resident R64).

September 12, 2024Standard inspection · 6 citations

E

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 11, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, review of clinical records, and staff and resident interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide necessary services to maintain adequate grooming for dependent residents for three of 13 residents reviewed (Resident R11, R22 and R95).
E

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

F726 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 11, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on review of personnel files, facility documentation, policy review and interviews with staff, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that nursing staff possessed the required skills to properly care for residents' needs for three of three personnel files reviewed related to skills competencies evaluations (Employees E8, E9, E10).
E

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

F847 · Administration · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 11, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on a review of facility documents and resident clinical records and interviews with staff and residents, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents had the capacity to understand the terms of a binding arbitration agreement for two of two residents reviewed (Resident R11, and Resident R38).
D

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

F740 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 11, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, clinical record review and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure each resident timely received the necessary behavioral health care to attain or maintain the highest practicable mental and psychosocial well-being for one of 13 residents sampled (Resident 38).
D

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 11, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, review of facility policy and interviews with staff, it was determined that the facility did not ensure that food stored in the refrigerator, freezer and resident's room was stored by professional standards for food service safety.
D

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 11, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and interview with staff, it was determined that the facility did not ensure that physician orders were recorded completely and accurately for two of 16 records reviewed (Residents R96 and R145).

December 14, 2023Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 5, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records, review of facility policy and procedure, review of facility documentation and interviews with staff, it was determined that the facility failed to conduct a complete and thorough injury of unknown origin investigation regarding a hip fracture for one of 3 residents reviewed. (Resident CL1).

November 17, 2023Standard inspection · 10 citations

D

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

F585 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on a Resident Council meeting, resident interviews, review of facility policy and procedures, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that grievance forms were available and accessible to residents' on the nursing units for five of 14 sample residents reviewed (Residents R201, R197, R2, R23, R4).
D

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, review of clinical records, review of facility policy and interviews with staff, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a resident received necessary treatment and services consistent with professional standards of practice to prevent the development of pressure ulcers and continue treatments to prevent new from forming for one of 14 resident records reviewed. (Resident R20).
D

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

F693 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, clinical record, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that the resident received enteral feedings as prescribed and services designed to prevent potential complications associated with tube feedings for one resident receiving an enteral feeding out of one resident sampled (Resident 17).
D

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

F697 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policies, clinical record review, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide to ensure that one of 19 residents reviewed was properly access for pain and provided effective pain management. (Residents R190).
D

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

F698 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical record and review of facility policy, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure residents who require dialysis treatments and prescribed medication received such services, consistent with professional standards of practice for one of 14 resident clinical records reviewed (Resident R11).
D

Post nurse staffing information every day.

F732 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observations and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to post daily nurse staffing data on each nursing unit on November 15, 20023, on both nursing floors of the facility. (First floor and Second Floor)
D

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

F758 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure that a clinical rationale failed to provide the duration of a hypnotic medication for two of five residents reviewed (Resident R3 and Resident R87).
D

Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.

F809 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on resident council interview, staff interviews, review of facility policy and reviews of the established mealtime schedule, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a nourishing snack was provided when 14 hours are between a substantial evening meal and breakfast in three of three nursing units. (A, B, and C nursing units).
D

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure the physician notes were was accessible in one of 14 resident clinical records reviewed (Resident R14).
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) December 15, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, clinical record review, and review of facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain proper infection control measures for COVID-19 (a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) in one of three nursing units (A nursing unit).

Fire safety inspections

10 fire safety citations on file: 6 on July 17, 2025, 4 on September 12, 2024.

Every fire safety citation10 citations

F
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

E 13 · July 17, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

E 7 · July 17, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

E 39 · July 17, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have exits that are accessible at all times.

K 271 · July 17, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

K 355 · July 17, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
C
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

E 4 · July 17, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

K 211 · September 12, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K 324 · September 12, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

K 372 · September 12, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

K 911 · September 12, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

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

Measure	This home	Pennsylvania	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	5.43	3.89	3.86
Registered nurses	1.12	0.79	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	4.33	3.53	3.42
Nurse aides	2.50
Licensed practical nurses	1.81
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	48.8%	44.5%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	42.9%	39.9%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 5.42 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 5.87 on weekdays and 4.33 on weekends, 26% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 3.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.50 in April to June 2025 to 5.43 in January to March 2026.

Quarter	All nursing staff	Registered nurses	Weekdays	Weekends	Contract staff share	Days with no RN hours	Residents a day
Jan to Mar 2026	5.43	1.12	5.87	4.33	3.0%	0 of 90	47
Oct to Dec 2025	5.29	1.20	5.61	4.47	0.8%	0 of 92	47
Jul to Sep 2025	5.50	1.21	5.82	4.69	0.0%	0 of 92	47
Apr to Jun 2025	5.50	1.29	5.85	4.64	0.0%	0 of 91	48
United States, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.62	3.92	3.33	5.3%	0.5% of days
Pennsylvania, Jan to Mar 2026	3.69	0.65	3.82	3.34	11.3%	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.

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.

Official wage estimates for Pennsylvania

Job	Median	Middle half	Employed
Pennsylvania, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$21.44	$18.88 to $22.52	67,740
LPNs and LVNs	$30.74	$29.02 to $35.01	38,260
Registered nurses	$46.36	$38.75 to $50.35	146,520
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$20.67	$17.91 to $22.55	534,270
LPNs and LVNs	$33.86	$30.05 to $37.40	188,210
Registered nurses	$41.11	$37.85 to $47.68	142,270

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.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

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

Measure	This home	Pennsylvania	US
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.6	1.4	1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	26.2	22.5	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	12.3	9.5	12.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (64.1% 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

64.1% this home

Better than 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. 337 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.5% 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. 295 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

8.3% 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. 191 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

67.4% 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. 187 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.4% 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. 273 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

1.2% 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. 273 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

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. 175 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: BSD CARE AT AJ LLC. CMS links this home to Paramount Care Centers, a group of 10 nursing homes averaging 3.3 stars overall.

Name	Role	Type	Share	Since
Kraus, Abraham	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	75%	05/31/2019
Paneth, Morton	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	8%	05/31/2019
Mimna, Shawne	W-2 managing employee	Individual		05/31/2019

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.

How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 7 problems in this area, most recently on May 28, 2026: "Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections."
How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 17, 2025: "Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities."
How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 17, 2025: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist."
How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 12, 2024: "Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being."

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Pennsylvania contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in Pennsylvania. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Nursing Care Facilities, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Department of Aging, 717-783-8975. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
State inspection reports: Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Care Facility Locator, where Pennsylvania publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr get at its last inspection?: 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on July 17, 2025. The Pennsylvania average is 10.
Has The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr accept Medicaid?: CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
Who owns The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr?: CMS lists 3 owners and managers, and links the home to Paramount Care Centers. Legal business name: BSD CARE AT AJ LLC.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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