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John J Kane Regional Center-Sc

300 Kane Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 152434124293020311 certified beds · 224 residentsGovernment - CountyMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
6
since 2022
Deficiencies
13
292
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2026-06-16
Complaint
CMS overall
3 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 3/5
Health 2
Staffing 4
Quality 5
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Pennsylvania Department of Health · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2026-06-16Complaint010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2026-01-16Complaint020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-07-17Complaint020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-09-26Standard212CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-09-28Standard020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2022-10-28Standard010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Pennsylvania Department of Health publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2026-06-16Complaint survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F836Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.Scope/severity DStandard
Records
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Correction not yet recordedRecord 395617-20260616-F836
2026-01-16Complaint survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Correction not yet recordedRecord 395617-20260116-F600
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningFalls
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Correction not yet recordedRecord 395617-20260116-F689
2025-07-17Complaint survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningFalls
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-07-28Record 395617-20250717-F689
F908Keep all essential equipment working safely.Scope/severity FStandard
Environment
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-07-28Record 395617-20250717-F908
2024-09-26Standard survey · 5 deficienciesOfficial report
F600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.Scope/severity GHarm
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2024-11-04Record 395617-20240926-F600
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity GHarm
Care planningFalls
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2024-11-04Record 395617-20240926-F689
F610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.Scope/severity EStandard
Abuse & neglect
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-11-04Record 395617-20240926-F610
F943Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.Scope/severity BPaperwork
Abuse & neglect
Pattern; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2024-11-04Record 395617-20240926-F943
F944Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.Scope/severity BPaperwork
Records
Pattern; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2024-11-04Record 395617-20240926-F944
2023-09-28Standard survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F637Assess the resident when there is a significant change in conditionScope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-31Record 395617-20230928-F637
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planning
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-31Record 395617-20230928-F684
2022-10-28Standard survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-11-25Record 395617-20221028-F609

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.62
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 0.79 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.52
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 3.89 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.35
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 3.53 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover44%
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 45% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover29%
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 40% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityPennsylvaniaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
1.3%4.8%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
2.6%3.1%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
24.2%17.7%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
0.9%1.5%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.2%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
16.6%16.8%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
4.9%6.2%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
17.4%20.0%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Biondo, Dennis
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Polinak, David
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Wernicki, Robert
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Biondo, Dennis
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE
Biondo, Dennis
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Mckain, William
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Polinak, David
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE
Wernicki, Robert
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Pennsylvania.

No county cost figures on file for Allegheny.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01