133 of the 283 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Oklahoma (47%) are independently owned, and all are listed below. They average 4.03 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.24 hours above the 3.79 for every home in Oklahoma. Nurse staff turnover runs 53.6%, 1.9 points lower than the 55.5% across all homes there. Trinity Woods, Inc. in Tulsa grades highest at A (94 out of 100).
How independently owned homes in Oklahoma compare
This group set against every nursing home in Oklahoma, from the current CMS release.
Nursing hours per resident per day
4.03
All homes in Oklahoma: 3.79
Better than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
53.6%
All homes in Oklahoma: 55.5%
Better than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
71.8/100
All homes in Oklahoma: 71.6/100
Better than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
C
D
14 grade A, 64 grade B, 44 grade C, 11 grade D,
The best-graded independently owned home in Oklahoma is
Trinity Woods, Inc.
in Tulsa, OK, grade A, 94/100.
Every independently owned nursing home in Oklahoma
Checotah Nursing Center runs on a for-profit LLC model with 82 certified beds, and the numbers worth knowing are about staffing and oversight. Annual turnover hits 72.7% against a national average of 45.8%, and CMS gives the place just one star for staffing, meaning nurses and aides are cycling through fast. Inspections back that up: 23 deficiencies on the current record, including three tied to abuse and one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus $102,895 in fines across two cases. The last inspection was December 2025, so the record is current, not stale. Quality measures score a middling three stars, but the inspection and staffing picture is where a family should focus its questions.
Countryside Estates runs about 111 certified beds in Warner, and the staffing hours look generous on paper: 4.83 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average. The catch is who's delivering those hours and for how long. Turnover sits at 57.3% against a national 45.8%, and weekend coverage drops about 7% below the home's own weekday level, so the same faces aren't necessarily there week to week. Inspections in January 2025 turned up 14 deficiencies, none at harm level, one tied to abuse, and a single fine of $3,145. The federal quality measures score low.
Sequoyah Manor is a 162-bed for-profit home in Sallisaw, and the federal numbers on it are rough. The inspection record shows 62 deficiencies, including three at the level where a resident was actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy, and four tied to abuse. Staffing sits at the lowest tier CMS awards, its payroll hours come in well under what the government considers adequate, and it's one of the relatively few homes the agency has pulled into its Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the worst repeat offenders. Two fines totaling $33,270 are on file. The last inspection was December 2024, so this record is recent, not stale.
Community Health Care of Gore runs 70 certified beds under corporate ownership in Sequoyah County, and its staffing numbers come in above the national average, about 4.19 nurse hours per resident day versus 3.86 nationally. That sounds promising until you look at the rest: weekends run roughly 18% thinner than weekdays, which matters when families can't easily visit. The inspection record is the real concern. Forty-six deficiencies, five serious enough to put residents in harm's way, eight tied to abuse. CMS fined the home $23,879 and placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. Its last inspection was March 2025.
Wewoka Healthcare Center runs on 3.33 nurse hours per resident day, about 14 percent under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 6 percent below its own weekday staffing. That thinner coverage lands on a workforce where 77 percent of staff turn over each year, well above the 45.8 percent national figure. The inspection record is the harder part: 73 deficiencies, 11 serious enough to put residents in harm's way, 14 tied to abuse, and $389,250 in federal fines. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. The most recent inspection was March 5, 2026.
Lawton Post Acute & Rehab runs 95 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its 21 citations on the current record include one at the harm level. That's a lot of findings for a single inspection cycle, and the $99,585 fine attached to the record reflects it. Staffing sits at 3.94 nurse hours per resident day, only about 2% above the national average, and weekends drop roughly 17% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so the coverage families see midweek isn't what shows up Saturday. Annual turnover of 52.7% tops the national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year, which makes consistent care hard to sustain.
Chickasha Nursing Center is a 60-bed for-profit home where the staffing number is the one to look at first, it sits well below what CMS considers average for a facility this size, and that's the single biggest reason its inspection and quality scores land where they do. The record shows 17 deficiencies from the September 2024 survey, none of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, so the problems are more about day-to-day consistency than safety failures. Low staffing at a small rural home usually shows up as slower call-button response and less hands-on time, not necessarily bad intentions. Ask about weekday versus weekend coverage before deciding.
Park Place runs 4.14 nurse hours per resident day, which is actually above the national average of 3.86, that number alone would make it look fine. The rest of the record doesn't. Weekend staffing drops roughly 30% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 88.4% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents weren't there a year ago. The current record carries 35 deficiencies, five of them at the harm or jeopardy level and five abuse-related, plus six CMS fines totaling $131,280. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. The most recent inspection was February 18, 2026.
Ardmore Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare runs 3.30 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average, and weekend staffing dips about 4% below its own weekday level, so coverage is thinnest when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 68.9% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents this year likely won't be there next year. The current record shows 10 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, plus two fines totaling $12,606. Inspectors were last in on February 27, 2025.
Edmond Health Care Center runs on thin staffing and a lot of turnover. Nurses give 3.53 hours of care per resident each day, under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 36% below the home's own weekday levels. More than eight in ten staff members left over the past year, against a national rate near 46%. Inspectors have cited 50 deficiencies, four of them at the level where residents were harmed or put in immediate jeopardy, and nine tied to abuse. The home has paid eight fines totaling $71,283. State surveyors last visited in January 2026. County records list the owner as a for-profit limited liability company.
Oak Hills Living Center runs 160 beds in Jones under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are worth walking through. Nurse staffing sits at 3.67 hours per resident per day, about 5% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops roughly 39% below what the home provides on weekdays, so the hours your family member gets depend heavily on which day it is. Staff turnover is 82.8% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people providing care are new to the building.
The current inspection record shows 37 deficiencies, five of them at the level where harm or jeopardy occurred, twelve tied to abuse. CMS has fined the home three times for a combined $137,412 and placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which CMS reserves for homes with a persistent record of poor care.
Heritage Manor runs on 2.87 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekends drop about 16% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Turnover sits at 72.7% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents this year likely won't be there next year. The inspection record shows 30 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and one tied to abuse, with $30,133 in fines and a November 2025 inspection. Federal ratings put staffing and quality measures both at one star.
Riverside Health Services runs 56 certified beds in Arkoma under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing comes in at 5.08 hours per resident day, roughly a third above the national average. That sounds like good news until you notice weekends run about 12% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover sits at 58.5%, well past the 45.8% national figure. The current inspection record is more concerning still: 14 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy, one tied to abuse, and two fines adding up to $115,170. CMS scored its most recent inspection, from February 2025, at 2 of 5 stars. High raw staffing hours paired with that much turnover and that many serious findings is the tension worth weighing.
Frequently asked questions
How many independently owned nursing homes are there in Oklahoma?
There are 133 independently owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Oklahoma, 47% of the 283 nursing homes there.
Are independently owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Oklahoma they average 4.03 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.79 for all nursing homes in Oklahoma, a difference of +0.24 hours. Staff turnover averages 53.6% against 55.5%.
Which independently owned nursing home grades best in Oklahoma?