Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center is a 106-bed for-profit nursing home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% above the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 84.8% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center
5170 South VandaliaTulsa, OK 74135
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 Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.90 hours per resident per day, 15% above the Oklahoma average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 225 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.90 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.85 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
84.8% of nursing staff at Southern Hills Rehabilitation 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 90.0%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 26, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,766 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Fine | $15,766 |
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. Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Southern Hills Rehab Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tulsa Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Tulsa · no staffing data submitted | 1.3 | 180 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Montereau, Inc. Tulsa | 1.7 | 74 | 2.83 | 4.77 | 88.1% | 3 | $14,901 |
| Gracewood Health & Rehab Tulsa · abuse citation | 1.9 | 121 | 2.89 | 3.92 | 76.2% | 2 | None |
| The Villages at Southern Hills Tulsa | 2.0 | 120 | 2.10 | 4.06 | 51.8% | 5 | None |
| Trinity Woods, Inc. Tulsa | 2.2 | 84 | 3.40 | 5.57 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Colonial Manor Nursing Home Tulsa | 2.4 | 120 | 2.32 | 3.43 | — | 4 | $31,710 |
| Ambassador Manor Nursing Center Tulsa | 2.5 | 171 | 2.13 | 3.28 | 55.9% | 2 | $9,077 |
| Oklahoma Memory Care Institute Tulsa | 2.6 | 56 | 2.61 | 3.98 | — | 2 | $8,653 |
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.