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Friendship Village of South Hi

1290 BOYCE ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15241
(724) 941-3100
lifespacecommunities.com
89 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
89
CMS facility ID
395688
Care type
Nursing home
County
Allegheny
Facility name
Friendship Village of South Hi
Street address
1290 BOYCE ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Phone
(724) 941-3100
Website
lifespacecommunities.com

About this facility — Friendship Village of South Hi

Friendship Village of South Hi is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is licensed for 89 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania (119 beds).

It is one of 83 senior care facilities in Pittsburgh and 656 skilled nursing facilities across Pennsylvania. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Friendship Village of South Hi 26 times across 8 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Lifespace Communities
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Lifespace Communities Inc
Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 2009
Lifespace, Inc.
Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2012
Blackford, Gary
Director — since 2021
Darkey-hrinya, Joyce
Director — since 2018
Dutra, Ana
Director — since 2016
Fields, Venita
Director — since 2018
Gorman, Joseph
Officer — since 2022
Harshfield, Nicholas
Officer — since 2020
Jantzen, Jesse
Officer — since 2020
Jensen, Claus
Director — since 2023
Kresse, Nikki
Officer — since 2021
Mcdonough, Amy
Director — since 2023
Pope, Erin
Officer — since 2022
Salamino, Jenifer
Director — since 2023
Sokeye, Jonathan
Director — since 2021
Spangler, Patrick
Director — since 2016
Stover, Dina
Managing employee — since 2021
Stretch, Clyde
Director — since 2023
Williams, David
Director — since 2021
Yanofsky, Neal
Director — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1985-01-29
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
12 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-12-02
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$1,373 per day (≈ $41,740/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
2% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 86% private/other
Occupancy
87% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
231% above the PA median of $415/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
89
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-03-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
2025-12-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 citations
F-0575
C · No harm found
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0579
C · No harm found
Provide information about how to apply for and use Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0585
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-09-21
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0657
C · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0761
E · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-12-04
F-0944
C · No harm found
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Corrected 2025-12-04
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)
2024-10-04Health inspection2 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-11-06
F-0623
C · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-11-06
2023-10-12Health inspection2 citations
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-11-29
2024-10-04Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-10-23
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-10-23
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-10-23
K-0918
C · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-10-23
2023-10-12Fire-safety inspection4 citations
E-0039
C · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2023-11-29
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-11-29
K-0911
E · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2023-11-29
K-0918
C · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-11-29
2022-12-01Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0291
C · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2023-01-11
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-02-02
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 395688.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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