Nursing homeFAID #10803
Ivy Park Post Acute
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections1/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
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Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
150
CMS facility ID
395251
Care type
Nursing home
County
Allegheny
Facility name
Ivy Park Post Acute
Street address
5609 FIFTH AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone
(412) 362-3500
Website
About this facility — Ivy Park Post Acute
Ivy Park Post Acute is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is licensed for 150 beds — above 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 Ivy Park Post Acute 110 times across 21 inspections in the last three years, including 6 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $14,069 in fines. 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
Pacs Group
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Registered owners & officers
Apt, Frederick
Governing body · Operational control — since 2024
Hancock, Mark
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Jergensen, Joshua
Governing body · Operational control — since 2024
Mitchell, John
Governing body · Operational control — since 2024
Murray, Jason
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Patel, Kaushik
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Truist
Mortgage holder — since 2024
Williams, Cristine
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Regulatory standing
Federal court records
6 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1968-10-11
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
30 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$14,069 total
Last standard inspection
2025-06-27
Nurse staffing
3.3 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)
Average billed charges
$440 per day (≈ $13,380/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
84% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 12% private/other
Occupancy
85% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
6% above the PA median of $415/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
150
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Inspection record
Every citation, dated and graded.
Kitchen & food safety
Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 6 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0573
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Corrected 2026-05-25
2026-04-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2026-05-11
F-0790
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Corrected 2026-05-11
16 earlier / fire-safety inspections (107 citations)
2026-03-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0569
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Corrected 2026-04-06
2026-01-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0584
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2026-02-16
F-0678
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2026-03-16
F-0835
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Corrected 2026-02-16
F-0865
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Corrected 2026-03-16
2025-09-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-10-03
2025-06-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered21 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0628
E · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0684
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0687
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate foot care.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0689
E · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0698
E · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0699
D · No harm found
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0730
E · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0761
D · 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 2025-08-04
F-0805
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0814
E · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0847
D · No harm found
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0882
D · No harm found
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0947
E · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2025-08-04
2024-12-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0567
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Corrected 2025-01-15
2024-11-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
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 2024-12-03
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 2024-12-03
F-0713
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or arrange emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.
Corrected 2024-12-03
2024-10-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0836
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2024-11-14
2024-10-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0624
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Corrected 2024-10-23
2024-07-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered31 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0558
E · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0622
E · No harm found
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0623
E · 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 2024-09-09
F-0625
E · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0655
E · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0693
D · No harm found
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0698
E · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0730
D · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0742
D · No harm found
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0744
D · No harm found
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected 2024-09-09
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 2024-09-09
F-0773
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0805
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0849
E · No harm found
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0868
E · No harm found
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0883
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0887
D · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0940
E · No harm found
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Corrected 2024-09-09
F-0947
D · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2024-09-09
2024-07-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-08-19
F-0699
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2024-08-19
F-0725
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2024-08-19
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-08-19
2023-10-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-11-27
2023-08-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered20 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0585
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2023-09-25
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0691
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0725
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0726
E · No harm found
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0730
E · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0745
D · No harm found
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0837
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0838
F · No harm found
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0847
D · No harm found
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0882
E · No harm found
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0947
E · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2023-09-25
2026-04-16Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
K-0521
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2026-06-15
2025-06-27Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0345
C · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-07-16
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-07-16
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2025-07-16
K-0712
C · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-07-16
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-07-16
2024-07-26Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-08-19
K-0712
C · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-08-19
K-0914
C · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-08-19
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-08-19
2023-08-11Fire-safety inspection6 citations
E-0004
C · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2023-09-12
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-09-12
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-09-12
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-10-28
K-0918
C · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-09-12
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-09-12
Federal penalties
2026-01-09Fine$14,069
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 395251.
Visitor reviews
What people say on Google.
3.4★★★★★35 ratings on Google
★Lauren Frand · 2026-03-05 · via Google“Do not send any loved ones here. Promise the world yet this place allowed my father to fall multiple times and then put him diapers making him incontinent. Not just the normal kind of depends he would wear sometimes at night. Like the ones he could pull up and down himself. They put him in some type of fort Knox diaper that I couldn't even navigate to open. They also had covid and the flu going ar…”
★★★★Nicki Totri · 2026-03-16 · via Google“My husband and I have visited this place multiple times to see family and its been interesting to see how its changed over the last year. While the building is worn and old its starting to look better the staff have been respectful to us and the management is much more receptive than previous owners. The service on the floor4 has been decent - not sure what all the negative reviews are about. Ther…”
★★★★K Martin · 2026-03-24 · via Google“When we were searching for rehab/post acute facilities about 2 months ago, reviews of most places were horrible, including Ivy Park. Insurance dictated available facilities and we had to put our faith in the hands of staff. Thankfully, Ivy Park proved to be an OK place for our loved one. It did come with some hurdles and adjustments but at the end of the stay, we were not unhappy. Were things …”
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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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