Nowata Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Nowata Nursing Center is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Nowata, Oklahoma, part of Oklahoma Nursing Homes, Ltd.. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 53.5% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Nowata Nursing Center
436 South JoeNowata, OK 74048
Nowata 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 Nowata Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.72 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Oklahoma average. With about 32 residents a day, that works out to roughly 88 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.72 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.20 | 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
53.5% of nursing staff at Nowata Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 21, 2024. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Nowata Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Nowata Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Oklahoma Nursing Homes, Ltd., 7 homes
- Legal name: Nowata LTC LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Nowata Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Osage Nursing Home, LLC Nowata | 0.3 | 50 | 2.56 | 4.24 | 40.9% | 3 | None |
| Ignite Medical Resort Adams Parc Bartlesville | 15.0 | 92 | 1.87 | 3.81 | 46.3% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Villa Care & Rehab Center Bartlesville | 16.0 | 100 | 2.81 | 3.85 | 55.3% | 2 | $8,278 |
| Bartlesville Health and Rehabilitation Community Bartlesville | 16.6 | 119 | 3.36 | 4.59 | — | 1 | $75,816 |
| Forrest Manor Nursing Center Dewey · no staffing data submitted | 17.6 | 116 | — | — | — | 1 | None |
| Medicalodges Dewey Dewey | 17.9 | 58 | 2.15 | 3.33 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Medicalodges Coffeyville on Midland Coffeyville | 24.2 | 100 | 2.58 | 4.17 | 43.0% | 3 | $217,665 |
| Memory Care Center at Emerald Claremore · abuse citation | 24.7 | 60 | 2.47 | 3.39 | 68.9% | 1 | $15,239 |
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.