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Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

100 Little Drive, Lower Burrell, PA 150687243391071Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 103Avg. daily residents: 69Chain: Core Healthcare (7 facilities)County: Westmoreland

The complete public record on Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Pennsylvania average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Nursing staff turnover of 58% is well above the Pennsylvania average of 45%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.62 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.89)
1.00 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.79)
3.33 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
58.2% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (44.5)
80.0% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

April 17, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
26 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (10.1)
31 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

60 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
April 17, 20260812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260849Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260887Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260941Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260942Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20260943Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and…E · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.