The Oaks Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Oaks Healthcare Center is a 158-bed for-profit nursing home in Poteau, Oklahoma. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 57.3% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
The Oaks Healthcare Center
1501 Clayton AvenuePoteau, OK 74953
Le Flore 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 The Oaks Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Oklahoma average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 228 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.07 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.26 | 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
57.3% of nursing staff at The Oaks Healthcare 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 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 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. The Oaks Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About The Oaks Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: The Oaks Healthcare Center - Poteau, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Oaks Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Heavener Nursing & Rehab Heavener · abuse citation | 10.4 | 84 | 2.83 | 3.59 | — | 1 | None |
| Spiro Nursing Home, Inc. Spiro | 13.3 | 95 | 2.69 | 3.91 | 42.6% | 4 | None |
| Pocola Health and Rehab Pocola · abuse citation | 17.0 | 90 | 2.91 | 4.07 | 50.0% | 1 | $14,069 |
| Fianna Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 21.3 | 102 | 2.94 | 4.15 | 59.3% | 3 | None |
| Brooken Hill Health And Rehab, Llc Fort Smith | 21.5 | 125 | 3.89 | 5.80 | — | 3 | None |
| The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center Fort Smith | 22.5 | 130 | 2.27 | 3.25 | 57.0% | 1 | None |
| Pink Bud Home for the Golden Years Greenwood · SFF candidate | 23.1 | 110 | 3.40 | 4.81 | 48.2% | 1 | $28,561 |
| Riverside Health Services Arkoma | 23.5 | 56 | 3.38 | 5.08 | 58.5% | 1 | $89,918 |
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.