1501 Clayton Avenue, Poteau, OK 74953 · Le Flore County · (918) 647-8236
158 certified beds, about 109 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1994
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 375166 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 26, 2025, inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the Oklahoma average is 6.4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 37 health citations since July 2022 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 3.07 hours per resident per day, against 3.79 across Oklahoma and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.14 of those hours.
57.3% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
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.
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 37 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to coordinate care with a facility contracted hospice service provider for 1 (#1) of 3 sampled residents reviewed for cardiac code status. The administrator identified 10 residents received hospice services.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to serve food that was palatable and at a safe and appetizing temperature for the residents. The DON identified 103 residents received meals prepared by the kitchen and two residents received nutrition via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program during wound care for 2 (#2 and #3) of 3 sampled residents reviewed for enhanced barrier precautions. The DON identified 18 residents with wounds and 27 residents on enhanced barrier precautions.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview the facility failed to ensure a resident's dignity was maintained by providing clean clothes after meals for 1 (#72) and failed to ensure dignity with dining for 1 (#48) of 2 sampled residents reviewed for dignity. Corporate Nurse #1 identified 87 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a medication error rate of less than five percent for one (#47) of four sampled residents who were observed to receive medications. The medication error rate was 6.9% The corporate nurse identified 87 residents who received medications from the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were secured for 2 (300 hall and 400 hall) medication/treatment carts of 6 medication/treatment carts observed. The DON identified 6 medication/treatment carts in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure appropriate hand hygiene was practiced in the kitchen and failed to ensure food delivered to residents on the hall were covered for 1 (C hall) of 1 hall observed during the noon meal. The administrator reported the census was 87 and the facility map showed six halls residents resided on in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to: a. ensure proper PPE was utilized during care for EBP for 2 (#42 and #48) of 6 sampled residents who were reviewed for EBP; b. ensure clean laundry was transported in a manner to maintain infection control; c. implement a water management program to prevent the spread of waterborne pathogens; and d. maintain indwelling urinary catheters in a manner to prevent infection for 2 (#48 and #15) of 4 sampled residents reviewed for indwelling urinary catheters. Corporate Nurse #1 identified 16 residents with indwelling urinary catheters, 10 residents with wounds, and 87 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were provided education and offered the influenza and pneumococcal immunizations for 2 (#88 and #17) of 5 sampled residents who were reviewed for immunizations. The DON identified 87 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were provided education and offered the COVID immunization for 4 (#17, 49, 78, #88) of 5 sampled residents who were reviewed for immunizations. The DON identified 87 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview the facility failed to assess a resident for self administration of medication for 1 (#35) of 1 sampled residents who was reviewed for self administration of medication. The DON identified 5 residents that self administered medication.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure notification was made to a resident's guardian for 1 (#15) of 1 resident reviewed for notification of change. The administrator identified 87 residents who resided at the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to assess and monitor the dialysis port for 1 (#24) of 1 resident who was reviewed for dialysis services. The corporate nurse identified four residents who received dialysis services.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure labs were obtained as ordered by the physician for 1 (#58) of 5 sampled residents whose labs were reviewed. Corporate Nurse #1 identified 75 residents who had physician's orders for labs.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the facility did not initiate a discharge of a resident for the use of authorized electronic monitoring of the resident's room for one (#2) of one sampled resident whose facility initiated discharge was reviewed. The DON identified 107 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from abuse for one (#2) of three sampled residents reviewed for abuse. The Administrator identified 101 residents resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide a written summary/findings of a grievance investigation for a resident/resident representative for one (#1) of one sampled residents whose grievances were reviewed. The administrator identified 99 people who residedd in the facility
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to report an allegation of abuse to OSDH for one (#3) of one sampled resident whose record was reviewed for abuse. The administrator identified 99 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to investigate an allegation of abuse for one (#3) of one sampled resident whose record was reviewed for abuse. The administrator identified 99 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure care plans were updated with physician's orders for one (#1) of six sampled residents whose physician's orders were reviewed. The administrator identified 99 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure physician's orders were implemented for one (#1) of six sampled residents whose physician's orders were reviewed. The administrator identified 99 residents who resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to: a. ensure there was hot water in the resident's room for one (#41) of 32 sampled residents reviewed for comfortable water temperatures; and b. maintain comfortable air temperatures in the resident's dining room for three (#56, #74, and #89) of three sampled residents reviewed for comfortable air temperatures in the dining room. The DON identified 10 to 30 residents received their meals in the dining room. The DON identified 104 residents resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to provide showers for two (#46 and #98) of three sampled residents reviewed for ADLs. The DON identified 104 residents who needed assistance with showers.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to: a. monitor the amount of meals and fluids a resident at risk for weight loss and dehydration consumed; and b. provide a physician ordered health shake for one (#9) of two sampled residents reviewed for nutrition. The DON identified 104 residents resided in the facility and two residents received their nutrition through tube feeding.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure: a. appropriate crush, cocktail, and water flush for PEG tube medication orders were present for one (#260) ; and b. a cocktail order was obtained for one (#13) of 15 residents observed during medication administration. The DON identified 104 residents resided in the facility. The ADON identified two residents with orders to flush peg tube medications, 36 residents with medication crush orders, and three residents with medication cocktail orders.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a PRN psychotropic medication had a specified duration for two (#24 and #37) of five sampled residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. The ADON identified 71 residents with psychoactive medication orders resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure: a. dented canned goods were removed from circulation; b. food items were not stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler; and c. food debris was not on the floor in the dry storage room during one of two kitchen observations. The DON identified 102 residents received food from the kitchen.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure hand hygiene was performed between providing care for two (#12 and #43) of two sampled residents observed for hand hygiene. The DON identified 104 residents resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident's personal items were in reach and their bed was made for one (#46) of 32 sampled residents reviewed for accommodation of needs. The DON identified 104 residents resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a systemic approach was used to update a resident's code status for one (#86) of 32 sampled residents reviewed for Advanced Directives. The DON identified 104 residents resided in the facility. The ADON identified 33 residents who had DNR orders.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure: a. the risk versus benefits was discussed with the resident or resident representative prior to installing side rails on a resident's bed; and b. side rails were properly secured to the bed for one (#47) of one sampled resident reviewed for side rails. Human Resources identified 17 residents with side rails resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to notify the resident's representative of changes with plan of care for one (#140) of one sampled resident reviewed for notification. The Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 07/11/22, documented 94 residents resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to: a. document a rational for a gradual dose reduction on one (#50), b. ensure a PRN antianxiety medication was limited to 14 days for one (#56) and c. ensure a pharmacy recommendation was acted upon for one (#56) of five sampled residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 07/11/22, documented 59 residents received psychoactive medications.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure: a. food products were properly stored, b. food service equipment was kept clean, and c. sanitary hand hygiene practices were implemented while handling food and clean dishes. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 07/11/22, documented 94 residents resided in the facility, and four residents received tube feeding. The DON identified two of the four residents received nutrition and hydration solely through a feeding tube.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure: a. staff properly wore masks, and b. sanitary hand hygiene practices were implemented while handling food and clean dishes. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 07/11/22, documented 94 residents resided in the facility, and four residents received tube feeding. The DON identified two of the four residents received nutrition and hydration solely through a feeding tube.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure: a. residents were offered an influenza vaccination for three (#22, 29, and #37), and b. residents were offered a pneumococcal vaccination for three (#29, 30, and #37) of five sampled residents reviewed for immunizations. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 07/11/22, documented 94 residents resided in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure staff were fully vaccinated, had been granted an exemption or delay from the COVID-19 vaccine for 12 of 109 staff members. This resulted in a staff vaccination rate of 89%. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 07/11/22, documented 94 residents resided in the facility.
12 fire safety citations on file: 5 on February 26, 2025, 3 on October 27, 2023, 4 on July 13, 2022.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.07 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.26 | 3.44 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.09 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 57.3% | 55.5% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 71.4% | 53.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 2.91 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
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 3.00 on weekdays and 3.26 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 1.09 in April to June 2025 to 3.07 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.07 | 0.14 | 3.00 | 3.26 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 109 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.24 | 0.14 | 3.16 | 3.44 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 100 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.26 | 0.17 | 3.23 | 3.34 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 103 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 1.09 | 0.06 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 0.0% | 61 of 91 | 99 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Oklahoma, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.79 | 0.32 | 3.94 | 3.42 | 2.2% | 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
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.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $17.27 | $15.82 to $18.39 | 19,410 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $28.04 | $24.06 to $29.84 | 11,540 |
| Registered nurses | $39.87 | $37.19 to $47.55 | 38,270 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
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.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Oklahoma | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 22.3 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 22.1 | 13.7 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.4 | 17.5 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 31.2 | 27.3 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 21.6 | 16.6 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for The Oaks Healthcare Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it worse than the national rate (37.7% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
37.7% this home
Worse than the national rate
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. 161 eligible stays.
14.0% this home
Worse than 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. 215 eligible stays.
11.3% this home
Worse than the national rate
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. 127 eligible stays.
76.6% this home
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. 94 residents counted.
1.8% 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. 166 residents counted.
4.1% 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. 166 residents counted.
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. 9 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.
Legal business name: THE OAKS HEALTHCARE CENTER - POTEAU, LLC.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Rhodes Revocable Trust | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 50% | 12/01/2017 |
| Jeffrey W Young Revocable Trust Dated July 27, 2017 | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 50% | 12/01/2017 |
| Rhodes, Jonathan | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 50% | 12/01/2017 |
| Young, Jeffrey | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 50% | 12/01/2017 |
| Snow, Larry | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/01/2020 | |
| Bedlam Properties Ho LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 12/27/2024 | |
| Matrix Provider Solutions LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 12/27/2024 | |
| Lietzke, Mark | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/27/2024 | |
| Bedlam Properties Ho LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/06/2025 | |
| Grant Rhodes Revocable Trust | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/06/2025 | |
| Jeffrey W Young Revocable Trust Dated July 27, 2017 | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/06/2025 | |
| Matrix Provider Solutions LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/06/2025 | |
| Poteau Nursing Center, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/06/2025 | |
| Cox, Norma | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/02/2024 | |
| Lietzke, Mark | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2025 | |
| Pearson, Arthur | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2025 | |
| Rhodes, Jonathan | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2025 | |
| Snow, Larry | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2025 | |
| Young, Jeffrey | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2025 |
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.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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