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Artesian Home

1415 West 15th Street, Sulphur, OK 73086 · Murray County · (580) 622-2030

72 certified beds, about 50 residents a day · For profit - Individual · Medicare and Medicaid since 1997

Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 375289 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 8, 2026, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Oklahoma average is 6.4, the national average 9.2).

None of its 4 health citations since June 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.52 hours per resident per day, against 3.79 across Oklahoma and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.40 of those hours.

66.1% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Oklahoma average 55.5%).

CMS links it to Elmbrook Management Company, an affiliated group of 11 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 4 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
2D
2E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
May 8, 2026Standard inspection · 3 citations
  1. E
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 15, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure food was prepared and served in a sanitary manner to minimize the risk of infection/cross contamination during 3 of 3 meal preparation and service observations. The dietary manager identified 50 residents received nutrition from the kitchen.
  2. D
    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
    F580 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 15, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident's family member was notified of a medication change and a urinary tract infection for 1 (#1) of 1 sampled resident reviewed for notification of change. The DON identified 17 residents had urinary tract infections in the past three months.
  3. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 15, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure EBP were followed during urinary catheter care for 1 (#36) of 1 sampled resident reviewed for urinary catheters. The DON identified one resident with a urinary catheter resided in the facility.
July 25, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations
June 28, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. E
    Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
    F925 · Environmental · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) August 11, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program to limit the number of flies in the facility. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents form, dated 06/28/23, documented 48 residents resided in the facility.

Fire safety inspections

17 fire safety citations on file: 6 on May 8, 2026, 8 on July 25, 2024, 3 on June 28, 2023.

Every fire safety citation17 citations
  1. F
    Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
    K 291 · May 8, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · May 8, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. E
    Meet other general requirements.
    K 100 · May 8, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. E
    Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
    K 344 · May 8, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. E
    Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
    K 741 · May 8, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. E
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · May 8, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. F
    Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
    K 521 · July 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. F
    Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
    K 912 · July 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. E
    Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
    K 300 · July 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  10. E
    Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
    K 362 · July 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  11. D
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · July 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  12. D
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · July 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  13. C
    Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
    K 293 · July 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  14. C
    Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
    K 914 · July 25, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  15. E
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · June 28, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  16. E
    Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
    K 363 · June 28, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  17. E
    Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
    K 374 · June 28, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeOklahomaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)3.523.793.86
Registered nurses0.400.340.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.023.443.42
Nurse aides2.33
Licensed practical nurses0.79
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)66.1%55.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnovernot reported53.6%42.9%
Administrators who left1

CMS expects 2.92 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.73 on weekdays and 3.02 on weekends, 19% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.34 in April to June 2025 to 3.52 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.520.403.733.02 0.0%0 of 9050
Oct to Dec 20253.370.463.522.98 0.0%0 of 9249
Jul to Sep 20253.610.433.803.14 1.5%1 of 9247
Apr to Jun 20253.340.433.532.84 9.9%0 of 9149
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Oklahoma, Jan to Mar 20263.790.323.943.422.2%1.6% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Oklahoma

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Oklahoma, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$17.27$15.82 to $18.3919,410
LPNs and LVNs$28.04$24.06 to $29.8411,540
Registered nurses$39.87$37.19 to $47.5538,270
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeOklahomaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
7.813.613.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.51.90.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
5.82.81.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.74.73.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.01.81.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
11.213.714.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.24.74.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
10.517.515.4
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
0.92.31.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.93.01.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Artesian Home's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 51.5% · Oklahoma: 24 better, 16 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 20 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

11.4% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Oklahoma: 1 better, 9 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 27 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 7.1% · Oklahoma: 0 better, 4 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 13 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Oklahoma54.3% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 19 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Oklahoma0.7% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 28 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Oklahoma2.4% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 28 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Oklahoma100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 6 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: ARTESIAN HOME, INC.. CMS links this home to Elmbrook Management Company, a group of 11 nursing homes averaging 3.5 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Elmbrook Properties IncDirect ownership interestOrganization05/27/1999
Coble, TomIndirect ownership interestIndividual11/28/2008
Coble, TomCorporate officerIndividual12/28/2018
Ellis, SherylCorporate officerIndividual10/08/1999
Harris, KindraCorporate officerIndividual08/01/2025
Lodes, JasonCorporate officerIndividual12/27/2018
Oden, RyanCorporate officerIndividual07/01/2023
Artesian Home, Inc.Operational/managerial controlOrganization07/21/2014
Elmbrook Properties IncOperational/managerial controlOrganization05/27/1999
Coble, TomOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/28/2008
Ellis, SherylOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/08/1999
Harris, KindraOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/01/2025
Lodes, JasonOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/27/2018
Oden, RyanOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2023
Artesian Home, Inc.Adp of the SNFOrganization07/21/2014
Elmbrook Properties IncAdp of the SNFOrganization11/06/2025
Coble, TomAdp of the SNFIndividual11/28/2008
Ellis, SherylAdp of the SNFIndividual10/08/1999
Harris, KindraAdp of the SNFIndividual08/01/2025
Lodes, JasonAdp of the SNFIndividual12/27/2018
Oden, RyanAdp of the SNFIndividual07/01/2023

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 8, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
  2. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 8, 2026: "Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident."
  3. What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 8, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  4. Can we see a resident room, a shower room and the dining room on this visit?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 28, 2023: "Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests."
  5. Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.02 hours per resident per day, below the Oklahoma average of 3.44.
  6. How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.

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Common questions

What is Artesian Home's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Artesian Home 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Artesian Home get at its last inspection?
3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 8, 2026. The Oklahoma average is 6.4.
Has Artesian Home been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Artesian Home accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Artesian Home?
CMS lists 21 owners and managers, and links the home to Elmbrook Management Company. Legal business name: ARTESIAN HOME, INC..

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