Emerald Care Center Southwest LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Care Center Southwest LLC is a 112-bed for-profit nursing home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, part of Emerald Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 65.8% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Emerald Care Center Southwest LLC
5600 South WalkerOklahoma City, OK 73109
Oklahoma 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 Emerald Care Center Southwest LLC, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Oklahoma average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 146 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.00 | 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
65.8% of nursing staff at Emerald Care Center Southwest LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 13, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Payment Denial | 3 days from May 2, 2025 |
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. Emerald Care Center Southwest LLC holds 1 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Emerald Care Center Southwest LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Emerald Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Garden Manor Rehab and Nursing of Southwest LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.