Emerald Care Center Tulsa: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Care Center Tulsa is a 118-bed for-profit nursing home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, part of Emerald Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 73.6% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Emerald Care Center Tulsa
2425 South MemorialTulsa, OK 74129
Tulsa 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 Tulsa, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Oklahoma average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 139 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.48 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 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
73.6% of nursing staff at Emerald Care Center Tulsa left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 7 fines totaling $68,847 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | Fine | $22,975 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Payment Denial | 2 days from Jun 19, 2024 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
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 Tulsa holds 1 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Emerald Care Center Tulsa
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Emerald Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Garden Manor Rehab and Nursing of Tulsa LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 12, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Emerald Care Center Tulsa
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Leisure Village Health Care Center Tulsa | 1.4 | 117 | 2.66 | 3.76 | 58.6% | 1 | None |
| Gracewood Health & Rehab Tulsa · abuse citation | 1.6 | 121 | 2.89 | 3.92 | 76.2% | 2 | None |
| Tulsa Nursing Center Tulsa | 2.1 | 104 | 2.27 | 3.17 | 51.3% | 4 | None |
| Trinity Woods, Inc. Tulsa | 2.5 | 84 | 3.40 | 5.57 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Oklahoma Memory Care Institute Tulsa | 3.0 | 56 | 2.61 | 3.98 | — | 2 | $8,653 |
| Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center Tulsa | 3.5 | 106 | 2.90 | 3.85 | 84.8% | 3 | $15,766 |
| Tulsa Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Tulsa · no staffing data submitted | 3.8 | 180 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Montereau, Inc. Tulsa | 4.5 | 74 | 2.83 | 4.77 | 88.1% | 3 | $14,901 |
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.