Southern Oaks Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southern Oaks Care Center is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Pawnee, Oklahoma, part of Phoenix Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 53.3% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Southern Oaks Care Center
1401 4th StreetPawnee, OK 74058
Pawnee 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 Oaks Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Oklahoma average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 118 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.19 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.44 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 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
53.3% of nursing staff at Southern Oaks Care 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 16.7%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 20, 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 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. Southern Oaks Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Southern Oaks Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Phoenix Healthcare, 6 homes
- Legal name: Phoenix Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 2000
- 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.