https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/ 2026-10-28T00:00:00Z Pittsburgh Senior Advisor Care Team https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/small-personal-care-homes-pittsburgh-region/2026-10-28T00:00:00Z2026-10-28T00:00:00Z

43 of the region's 231 licensed personal care homes have 20 or fewer beds. Where they are, how they differ from large communities, and what to check.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/nursing-home-staffing-hours-pittsburgh-cms-data/2026-10-27T00:00:00Z2026-10-27T00:00:00Z

CMS publishes payroll-based nurse staffing hours and turnover for every certified nursing home. Here is how the region's homes compare and how to use the numbers.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/property-tax-rent-rebate-deadline-2026-pittsburgh-seniors/2026-10-24T00:00:00Z2026-10-24T00:00:00Z

The expanded rebate program pays up to $1,000 to older homeowners and renters with household income up to $48,110. Applications for 2025 close December 31, 2026.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/questions-to-ask-a-pittsburgh-personal-care-home-about-fees/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Base rates are the easy part. These are the fee questions that decide what a Pennsylvania personal care home or assisted living residence will really cost.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/secured-dementia-beds-by-county-southwestern-pa/2026-10-20T00:00:00Z2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

71 licensed homes in seven counties hold a Secure Dementia Care Unit or Special Care Unit. Here is how the 2,380 secured beds are spread, and what it means for families outside Allegheny County.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/pennsylvania-personal-care-home-ssi-supplement-2026/2026-10-17T00:00:00Z2026-10-17T00:00:00Z

How the federal SSI benefit and Pennsylvania's $439.30 personal care home supplement combine, who qualifies, and why finding an SSI bed takes planning.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/medicare-open-enrollment-2026-pittsburgh-pa-medi/2026-10-16T00:00:00Z2026-10-16T00:00:00Z

Medicare's annual open enrollment runs October 15 to December 7. How PA MEDI counselors at each county Area Agency on Aging can help compare plans, at no cost.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/wvu-medicine-independence-health-hospitals-what-families-should-know/2026-10-15T00:00:00Z2026-10-15T00:00:00Z

On October 1, 2026 the former Independence Health System hospitals became part of the West Virginia University Health System. What it means for discharge planning in Butler and Westmoreland counties.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/community-healthchoices-court-ruling-2026/2026-10-13T00:00:00Z2026-10-13T00:00:00Z

A Pennsylvania appeals court voided DHS's 2024 selection of five CHC plans. Here is what changes, and what does not, for members in southwestern Pennsylvania.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/cms-star-ratings-pittsburgh-nursing-homes-2026/2026-10-10T00:00:00Z2026-10-10T00:00:00Z

The October 2026 CMS data for 111 nursing homes in seven southwestern Pennsylvania counties: how many earn 5 stars, how many 1 star, and what sits behind the numbers.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/most-cited-personal-care-home-rules-pittsburgh/2026-10-08T00:00:00Z2026-10-08T00:00:00Z

We read 437 recent DHS inspection reports for 157 larger personal care homes and assisted living residences around Pittsburgh. Medication rules top the list.

https://pittsburghsenioradvisor.com/blog/how-to-read-a-pennsylvania-dhs-inspection-summary/2026-10-06T00:00:00Z2026-10-06T00:00:00Z

A walk through the public Licensing Inspection Summary DHS posts for every personal care home and assisted living residence, and what to look for before you tour.