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Southern Oaks Care Center

1401 4Th Street, Pawnee, OK 740589187622515Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 82Avg. daily residents: 54Chain: Phoenix Healthcare (6 facilities)County: Pawnee

The complete public record on Southern Oaks Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Pawnee, Oklahoma, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Oklahoma average: 2.7 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Southern Oaks Care Center holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.44 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.79)
0.35 RN hours per resident per day
about the state average (0.34)
3.39 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
53.3% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (55.5)
16.7% RN turnover
3 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

March 20, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
8 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (6.6)
4 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

15 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
March 20, 20260628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.