Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh

Arden Courts (north Hills).

ALF · Memory Care56 bedsDementia-trained staff
Facility · Pittsburgh
A 56-bed ALF · Memory Care with 12 citations on file.
Licensed beds
56
Last inspection
Feb 2026
Last citation
Dec 2025
Operated by
Snapshot

A large home, reviewed on public record.

Peer Comparison

Compared to 68 Pennsylvania facilities with a similar number of beds.

ALF memory care · 36-month window. Higher percentile = better performance on inspection record. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living.

Severity rank
87th%
Weighted citations per bed.
peer median
0
100
Repeat rank
Not enough repeat citations
among peers to rank.
Repeat deficiencies as share of total.
Frequency rank
85th%
Deficiencies per inspection.
peer median
0
100

Rankings based on 36-month PA DHS inspection data. Severity and frequency: fewer citations = higher percentile. Repeat rate: lower repeat citation share = higher percentile.

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The Record

Citation history, plotted month by month.

12 deficiencies on record. Each bar is a month with a citation.

Peer median 1 · dashed
Last citation: DEC 2025. Compared against peer median (dashed).
peer median
DEC 2025
Jul 2024as of Jun 2026

Finding distribution

12 total · 36 months

Scope × Severity (CMS A–L)

Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Sev 4 · IJ
J
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L
Sev 3
G
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Sev 2
D
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Sev 1
A12
B
C
Full Inspection Record

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7 inspections in the public record, most recent first. Click any row to expand — cited rows open automatically.

7
reports on file
12
total deficiencies
2026-02-17
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2025-12-18
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 2 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.103.g
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.103.g

An opened and unsealed bag containing 3 asiago cheese bagels was found in the home's activities room freezer. Food must be stored in closed or sealed containers.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.183.d
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.183.d

A resident's discontinued medication capsules were still present in the home's medication cart after being discontinued by the prescriber.

2025-10-23
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2025-07-28
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2025-06-03
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2024-11-19
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 6 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.42b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.42b

A physical altercation occurred between two residents in the hallway. During the altercation, resident #1 grabbed resident #2's right wrist and slammed resident #2 into the wall, causing a red mark with fingerprint imprints. This is a repeat violation from 7/6/2022.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.85a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.85a

At 10:52 AM, resident #2's private bathroom had no paper towels, mechanical air blower, individual cloth towels, or other sanitary means of hand drying. At 11:06 AM, resident #3's private bathroom had the same deficiency.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.95
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.95

The right corner of the toilet tank lid was broken off and missing from the toilet in resident #4's private bathroom.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.103f
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.103f

The freezer section of the refrigerator/freezer in the Berry Ridge kitchen was 12 degrees Fahrenheit at 10:16 AM and 2:45 PM. The freezer section of the refrigerator/freezer in the studio activity room kitchen was 12 degrees Fahrenheit at 10:46 AM and 2:41 PM. No thermometer was present in the refrigerator section of the studio activity room kitchen refrigerator/freezer.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.141b1
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.141b1

Resident #2's most recent medical evaluation does not include resident #2's blood pressure or ability to self-administer medications, as these sections are blank.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.185a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.185a

Resident #5 is prescribed Atropine Sulfate 1% drops to be placed 2 drops under tongue every 1 hour as needed; however, this medication was not available in the home for administration. This is a repeat violation from 1/8/2024.

2024-01-08
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 4 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.17
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.17

Medication Administration Records (MARs) for residents in Boathouse and Garden units were unlocked, unattended, and accessible on top of medication carts in the hallway, violating resident record confidentiality requirements.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.185a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.185a

Prescribed medications for two residents were not available in the home despite being documented on their January and December 2023 Medication Administration Records, indicating failure to implement safe medication storage and distribution procedures.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.187b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.187b

Staff failed to record the administration of a topically applied medication in a resident's January 2024 Medication Administration Record at the time it was administered.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.187d
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.187d

Prescribed medications for two residents were not administered in accordance with prescriber's orders: one medication was not available in the home, and another topical medication application was not documented as administered on the Medication Administration Record.

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