Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in McAlester, Oklahoma, part of MGM Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.32 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 67.7% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center
1001 South George Nigh ExpresswayMcAlester, OK 74501
Pittsburg County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.32 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Oklahoma average. With about 62 residents a day, that works out to roughly 144 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.32 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.85 | 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
67.7% of nursing staff at Walnut Grove Care & Rehab 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $31,460 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2025 | Fine | $31,460 |
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. Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: MGM Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: Walnut Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| New Hope Retirement & Care Center McAlester | 3.5 | 55 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 73.1% | 2 | $7,371 |
| Mitchell Care & Rehab Center McAlester | 3.5 | 100 | 3.15 | 4.42 | 49.3% | 4 | None |
| McAlester Nursing & Rehab McAlester · staffing data not validated | 3.6 | 63 | — | — | 64.4% | 1 | $17,193 |
| Heritage Hills Living & Rehabilitation Center McAlester · abuse citation | 3.7 | 81 | 2.44 | 3.29 | 54.4% | 1 | $73,288 |
| Beare Manor Hartshorne | 12.6 | 60 | 2.22 | 3.24 | 51.4% | 4 | None |
| Tidwell Living Center Wilburton | 25.1 | 55 | 2.89 | 4.00 | 34.4% | 5 | None |
| Latimer Nursing Home Wilburton | 25.1 | 48 | 2.87 | 4.44 | 58.6% | 2 | $101,970 |
| Lakeview Nursing & Rehab Eufaula | 28.3 | 70 | 2.47 | 3.72 | — | 4 | 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.