Home / Pennsylvania / Seneca
100 Fairfield Drive, Seneca, PA 16346 · Venango County · (814) 678-4642
16 certified beds, about 11 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare since 1995
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395966 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 7, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).
None of its 4 health citations since September 2024 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 8.73 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 4.31 of those hours.
34.5% 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.
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.
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 4 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, clinical records, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide a clinical rationale for the continued use of an as needed (PRN) psychotropic (mind altering) medication beyond 14 days and failed to provide evidence that non-pharmacological interventions (interventions attempted to calm a resident other than medication) were attempted prior to the administration of a PRN psychotropic medication for two of six residents reviewed (Residents R17 and R29).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policies, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to appropriately discard outdated medications for one of one medication carts reviewed. Review of facility policy entitled Multi Dose Medication-A dated 4/21/25, indicated all multiple use (multi-dose) medications should be labeled by the facility with the date first use so that expiration dates or date for last use can be determined, and discard any vial found opened without being dated. Review of facility policy entitled Expiration Dates dated 4/21/25, indicated injectable diabetes product storage recommendations, Humalog insulin pen opened expires in 28 days. Review of manufacturer's guidelines revealed that an open pen of Humalog Insulin must be used within 28 days after opening or be discarded, even if the vial still contained insulin. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy and clinical records, observations, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide oxygen according to physician's orders for one of one residents reviewed for respiratory services (Resident R1).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, observation, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to store controlled schedule II-V medications (medications that may be abused or cause addiction that are closely monitored due to high risk of diversion) in a separately locked, permanently affixed compartment in the medication refrigerator.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
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) | 8.73 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 4.31 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 7.78 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.28 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.14 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 34.5% | 44.5% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 42.9% | 39.9% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS expects 3.92 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
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 9.10 on weekdays and 7.78 on weekends, 15% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 7.40 in April to June 2025 to 8.73 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 | 8.73 | 4.31 | 9.10 | 7.78 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 11 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 8.82 | 4.18 | 9.14 | 7.96 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 11 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 8.28 | 4.13 | 8.60 | 7.43 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 12 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 7.40 | 3.55 | 7.79 | 6.41 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 13 |
| 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
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.
| 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.
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 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 36.2 | 22.5 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 12.0 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (71.9% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
71.9% 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. 206 eligible stays.
13.8% 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. 209 eligible stays.
5.3% 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. 104 eligible stays.
42.2% 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. 83 residents counted.
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. 119 residents counted.
9.8% 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. 118 residents counted.
98.7% 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. 78 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.
Legal business name: UPMC NORTHWEST. CMS links this home to Upmc Senior Communities, a group of 6 nursing homes averaging 2.8 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upmc Northwest | Direct ownership interest | Organization | 06/02/2009 | |
| Upmc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 06/02/2009 | |
| Barnhart, Linda | Corporate director | Individual | 07/01/2018 | |
| Boggess, Randy | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2011 | |
| Clark, Jeffrey | Corporate director | Individual | 01/30/2018 | |
| Gibbons, David | Corporate director | Individual | 03/02/2009 | |
| Harman, Beth | Corporate director | Individual | 01/30/2018 | |
| Knarr, James | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2001 | |
| Matson, Bart | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2024 | |
| McCauley, William | Corporate director | Individual | 09/01/2007 | |
| Merkel, Gregory | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Montone, Joseph | Corporate director | Individual | 01/30/2018 | |
| Pastor, Joseph | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Simms, Christopher | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2023 | |
| Smith, Lisa | Corporate director | Individual | 04/30/2018 | |
| Steigerwald, Jeff | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2024 | |
| Stewert, Janet | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2024 | |
| Varsek, Tamara | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Webster, Marshall | Corporate director | Individual | 07/25/2016 | |
| Winkler, Peter | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Dinger, Bradley | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/19/2018 | |
| Durniok, Brian | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/07/2017 | |
| Pastorius, Nancy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 05/01/2008 | |
| Upmc Northwest | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/03/2025 | |
| Concannon-Fink, Erin | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/03/2025 | |
| Pastorius, Nancy | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/01/2008 |
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.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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