Ballard Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ballard Nursing Center is a 73-bed for-profit nursing home in Ada, Oklahoma, part of Ihs Management Consultants. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 75.0% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Ballard Nursing Center
201 West 5th StreetAda, OK 74820
Pontotoc 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 Ballard Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Oklahoma average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 121 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.93 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.96 | 3.44 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
75.0% of nursing staff at Ballard Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 57.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ballard Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Ballard Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Ihs Management Consultants, 5 homes
- Legal name: Ihs Ballard Nursing Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 4, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Ballard Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Jan Frances Care Center Ada · abuse citation | 1.6 | 132 | 1.92 | 3.06 | 56.8% | 1 | $13,733 |
| Ada Care Center Ada | 1.6 | 85 | 2.16 | 3.39 | — | 4 | None |
| Callaway Nursing Home Sulphur · no staffing data submitted | 24.4 | 86 | — | — | — | 1 | None |
| Artesian Home Sulphur | 25.4 | 72 | 2.33 | 3.52 | 66.1% | 5 | None |
| Heartway at Heritage Village Health and Rehab Holdenville | 27.0 | 118 | 2.75 | 3.62 | 27.1% | 3 | $15,642 |
| Boyce Manor Nursing Home Holdenville · many days without an RN | 27.1 | 155 | 1.92 | 2.91 | 61.4% | 1 | $90,499 |
| Wewoka Healthcare Center Wewoka · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 28.0 | 87 | 2.16 | 3.33 | 77.0% | — | $399,150 |
| Elmwood Manor Nursing Home Wewoka · abuse citation | 28.0 | 46 | 2.64 | 3.80 | 48.8% | 1 | $34,125 |
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.