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Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit

100 FAIRFIELD DRIVE, SENECA, PA, 16346
(814) 678-4642
16 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
16
CMS facility ID
395966
Care type
Nursing home
County
Venango
Facility name
Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit
Street address
100 FAIRFIELD DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Seneca, PA 16346
Phone
(814) 678-4642

About this facility — Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit

Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Seneca, Pennsylvania. It is licensed for 16 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania (119 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Seneca 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 Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit 8 times across 6 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
Upmc Senior Communities
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Barnhart, Linda
Director — since 2018
Boggess, Randy
Director — since 2011
Clark, Jeffrey
Director — since 2018
Concannon-fink, Erin
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Dinger, Bradley
Officer — since 2018
Durniok, Brian
Officer — since 2017
Gibbons, David
Director — since 2009
Harman, Beth
Director — since 2018
Knarr, James
Director — since 2001
Matson, Bart
Director — since 2024
Mccauley, William
Director — since 2007
Merkel, Gregory
Director — since 2017
Montone, Joseph
Director — since 2018
Pastor, Joseph
Director — since 2017
Pastorius, Nancy
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008
Simms, Christopher
Director — since 2023
Smith, Lisa
Director — since 2018
Steigerwald, Jeff
Director — since 2024
Stewert, Janet
Director — since 2024
Upmc
Indirect owner — since 2009
Upmc Northwest
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2009
Varsek, Tamara
Director — since 2017
Webster, Marshall
Director — since 2016
Winkler, Peter
Director — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1995-09-19
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-08-13
Nurse staffing
8.7 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
16
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · 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.
2025-08-13Health inspection2 citations
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 2025-09-09
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 2025-09-09
2024-09-06Health inspection2 citations
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-10-11
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 2024-10-11
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (4 citations)
2023-10-05Health inspection1 citation
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-11-03
2023-10-05Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0712
D · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-10-30
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-10-30
K-0912
D · No harm found
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
Corrected 2023-10-30
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 395966.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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
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