Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit is a 16-bed nonprofit nursing home in Seneca, Pennsylvania, part of Upmc Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 34.5% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit
100 Fairfield DriveSeneca, PA 16346
Venango County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 11 residents a day, that works out to roughly 25 aide hours a day, or about 3 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.28 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.14 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 4.31 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 8.73 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 7.78 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
34.5% of nursing staff at Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit holds 5 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Upmc Senior Communities, 6 homes
- Legal name: Upmc Northwest
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 19, 1995
- Located inside a hospital
- Area: rural
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.