Memorial Heights Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Memorial Heights Nursing Center is a 118-bed nonprofit nursing home in Idabel, Oklahoma. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% above the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 60.9% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Memorial Heights Nursing Center
1305 Southeast AdamsIdabel, OK 74745
Mccurtain 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 Memorial Heights Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.89 hours per resident per day, 14% above the Oklahoma average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 258 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.89 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.15 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.96 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.85 | 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
60.9% of nursing staff at Memorial Heights Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $7,443 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2024 | Fine | $7,443 |
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. Memorial Heights Nursing Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Memorial Heights Nursing Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Heartway Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 22, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Memorial Heights Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hill Nursing Home, Inc. Idabel | 0.5 | 51 | 3.28 | 4.45 | — | 1 | $69,420 |
| Broken Bow Health and Rehab Broken Bow | 9.7 | 105 | 2.26 | 3.29 | 65.6% | 1 | $21,828 |
| Clarksville Nursing Center Clarksville | 24.2 | 132 | 1.48 | 3.01 | 40.5% | 3 | None |
| Focused Care at Clarksville Clarksville | 24.7 | 120 | 1.62 | 2.80 | 32.6% | 3 | $5,211 |
| Bear Creek Healthcare LLC De Queen | 29.0 | 131 | 2.43 | 3.90 | 45.9% | 5 | None |
| Homestead of Hugo Hugo · many days without an RN | 39.3 | 124 | 1.81 | 2.91 | 70.9% | 1 | $33,262 |
| Elmbrook of Hugo Hugo · abuse citation | 41.6 | 100 | 2.10 | 3.50 | 42.9% | 2 | $29,580 |
| Little River Nursing & Rehab Ashdown | 42.3 | 85 | 2.35 | 3.78 | 40.2% | 5 | None |
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.