WeCare at Mt. Lebanon

WeCare at Mt. Lebanon sits as a large care center with 350 certified beds and serves an average of 84 residents each day, and over the past year, it's changed hands in ownership and currently links up with Wecare Centers and also goes by WeCare at Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Nrsng Ctr. The facility is a for-profit corporation run by Wecare Hcc LLC, with Gedaliah Wielgus, Jarod Stragand, and Carolyn Hall having started management in August 2024. It's got a Skilled Nursing Facility and offers short-term rehabilitation programs for people who need rehab between hospital and home, with services like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, dialysis care, pain management, and personal care home options. WeCare has a memory care unit for any stage of Alzheimer's, assisted living, senior living, and adult day center services, and it also has outpatient rehab and a transitional rehabilitation unit for around-the-clock care after hospital stays. There's a gym for residents to keep active, a beautician on-site for grooming and social visits, and a store for picking up basic things, while the staff run programs and activities designed to help keep both mind and body active. However, the facility has a high nurse turnover rate at 91.4%-much more than the state average-and staffing sits lower with 3.17 nurse hours per resident each day, which is below the state's average. There's a history of 77 total deficiencies in inspection reports, including problems with infection control (6 of those), pest control failures, timing of meals, alternatives to meals and snacks, and dietary accommodations, especially regarding allergies and personal preferences for residents. Despite efforts from dedicated teams and a family-like setting, these care and compliance challenges have been noted, so families may want to weigh the environment, staffing, and care when considering WeCare at Mt. Lebanon.