Willow Park Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Willow Park Health Care Center is a 151-bed for-profit nursing home in Lawton, Oklahoma, part of Southwest LTC. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 66.7% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Willow Park Health Care Center
7019 Northwest Cache RoadLawton, OK 73505
Comanche 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 Willow Park Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Oklahoma average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 158 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.15 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.09 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.91 | 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
66.7% of nursing staff at Willow Park Health 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 83.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 7, 2024. 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 2 fines totaling $53,431 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Fine | $12,890 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Fine | $40,541 |
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. Willow Park Health Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Willow Park Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Southwest LTC, 10 homes
- Legal name: Southwest LTC Lawton LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 22, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Willow Park Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Montevista Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Lawton | 0.5 | 105 | 1.98 | 3.22 | 68.9% | 3 | $20,069 |
| Mcmahon-Tomlinson Nursing Center Lawton · abuse citation | 1.4 | 142 | 2.65 | 4.05 | — | 2 | $6,338 |
| Lawton Post Acute & Rehab Lawton · SFF candidate | 4.2 | 95 | 2.95 | 3.94 | 52.7% | 1 | $124,185 |
| Ayers Nursing Home Snyder | 27.3 | 97 | 2.34 | 3.47 | 38.5% | 3 | None |
| Temple Manor Nursing Home Temple | 28.6 | 48 | 1.79 | 2.84 | 60.0% | 5 | None |
| Marlow Nursing & Rehab Marlow | 29.1 | 69 | 2.34 | 3.61 | 71.4% | 3 | None |
| Gregston Nursing Home, Inc. Marlow | 29.6 | 96 | 2.84 | 4.20 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| Elk Crossing Duncan | 30.6 | 120 | 4.27 | 5.75 | 46.4% | 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.