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Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy

111 Walnut Drive, Buffalo, OK 73834 · Harper County · (580) 735-2415

76 certified beds, about 28 residents a day · For profit - Partnership · Medicare and Medicaid since 1996

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

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 375259 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on November 21, 2024, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Oklahoma average is 6.4, the national average 9.2).

None of its 5 health citations since January 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 3.39 hours per resident per day, against 3.79 across Oklahoma and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.57 of those hours.

52.4% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Oklahoma average 55.5%).

CMS links it to Bridges Health, an affiliated group of 33 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 5 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
1D
4E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
November 21, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations
December 7, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. E
    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
    F584 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 20, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to maintain a homelike environment for one (#21) of 16 sampled residents.
January 6, 2023Standard inspection · 4 citations
  1. E
    Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
    F604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 16, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observations, and interview, the facility failed to ensure an assessment had been completed monthly to ensure the continued need for a lap belt restraint for one (#14) of two sampled residents with lap belt restraints. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents form, dated 01/04/23, documented two residents had restraints.
  2. E
    Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
    F727 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 16, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure RN coverage for eight consecutive hours for seven days in October, November and December 2022. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 01/04/23, documented 29 residents resided in the facility.
  3. E
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 16, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, and interview, the facility failed to track and trend infections for six months from July 2022 through December 2022. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 01/04/23, documented 29 residents resided in the facility.
  4. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 16, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to follow the care plan to monitor for side effects from the use of an anticoagulant (Xarelto) medication for one (#28) of six residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. The DON identified four residents had physician orders to be administered an anticoagulant medication. The Resident Census and Conditions of Residents report, dated 01/04/23, documented the census to be 29 residents Resident #28 had diagnoses to include hypertension and hyperlipidemia. A Physician Order, dated 08/04/22, documented Resident #28 was to be administered Xarelto 10 mg daily for hypertension. A Quarterly Assessment, dated 12/15/22, documented Resident #28 was cognitively intact for decision making, and had been administered an anticoagulant seven of seven days during the assessment. [...]

Fire safety inspections

5 fire safety citations on file: 2 on November 21, 2024, 1 on December 7, 2023, 2 on January 6, 2023.

Every fire safety citation5 citations
  1. E
    Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
    K 222 · November 21, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. E
    Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
    K 374 · November 21, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. 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 · December 7, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. C
    Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
    K 324 · January 6, 2023 · deficient, provider has
  5. C
    Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
    K 712 · January 6, 2023 · deficient, provider has

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)3.393.793.86
Registered nurses0.570.340.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.283.443.42
Nurse aides1.66
Licensed practical nurses1.16
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)52.4%55.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnovernot reported53.6%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.01 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 3.43 on weekdays and 3.28 on weekends, 4% 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 3.44 in April to June 2025 to 3.39 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.390.573.433.28 0.0%0 of 9028
Oct to Dec 20253.250.533.303.13 0.0%0 of 9228
Jul to Sep 20253.590.383.713.29 0.0%0 of 9227
Apr to Jun 20253.440.443.513.26 0.0%1 of 9126
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
9.813.613.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.01.90.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.02.81.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
11.84.73.2
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
5.113.714.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
5.54.74.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.017.515.4
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.22.31.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
5.33.01.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy'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. 19 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.7% 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. 28 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. 15 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

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: 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. 19 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

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: 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. 19 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: WESTERN NURSING HOME LLC. CMS links this home to Bridges Health, a group of 33 nursing homes averaging 3.6 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Bridges Employee Stock Ownership Trust5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization100%12/31/2020
Deroin, KristyW-2 managing employeeIndividual12/31/2020
Coble, WilliamCorporate officerIndividual12/31/2020
Bridges Esop, IncOperational/managerial controlOrganization12/31/2020
Coble, WilliamOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/31/2020

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. 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 December 7, 2023: "Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely."
  2. How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on January 6, 2023: "Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment."
  3. How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on January 6, 2023: "Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis."
  4. 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 January 6, 2023: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  5. Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.28 hours per resident per day, below the Oklahoma average of 3.44.

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Common questions

What is Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy get at its last inspection?
0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on November 21, 2024. The Oklahoma average is 6.4.
Has Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy 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 Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy?
CMS lists 5 owners and managers, and links the home to Bridges Health. Legal business name: WESTERN NURSING HOME LLC.

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