Ballard Nursing Center
Nursing home in Ada, Oklahoma, CMS certification number 375263
201 West 5th Street, Ada, OK 74820 · Pontotoc County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 73
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 28, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,281 (1)
Does Ballard Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ballard Nursing Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ballard Nursing Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.00
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.35
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.56
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.09
- Weekend total hours
- 3.00
- Nursing staff turnover
- 78.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 75%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 28, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 27, 2024, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Ballard Nursing Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,281 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 58.6 residents live here, about 80% of its 73 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 73
- Average residents per day
- 58.6
- Certified since
- August 4, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Ballard Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- Ihs Ballard Nursing Center Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 5 homes nationally under Ihs Management Consultants, 2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Ballard Nursing Center
- Jan Frances Care Center815 North Country Club Road, Ada 74820
- Ada Care Center931 North Country Club Road, Ada 74820
- Callaway Nursing Home1300 West Lindsey, Sulphur 73086
- Artesian Home1415 West 15th Street, Sulphur 73086
- Heartway at Heritage Village Health and Rehab801 Hwy 48 North, Holdenville 74848
Who inspects nursing homes in Oklahoma
Oklahoma's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Oklahoma, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ballard Nursing Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Ballard Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Ballard Nursing Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ballard Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ballard Nursing Center?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ballard Nursing Center?
Ihs Ballard Nursing Center Inc, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.