Southern Oaks Care Center
Nursing home in Pawnee, Oklahoma, CMS certification number 375378
1401 4th Street, Pawnee, OK 74058 · Pawnee County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 82
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 20, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Southern Oaks Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Southern Oaks Care 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Southern Oaks Care 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
- 3.53
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.27
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.91
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.35
- Weekend total hours
- 3.29
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.9%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 20, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 12, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Southern Oaks Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 60 residents live here, about 73% of its 82 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 60
- Certified since
- March 1, 2000
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Southern Oaks Care Center
- Legal business name
- Phoenix Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Phoenix Healthcare, 2.7-star chain average
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- Linwood Village Nursing & Retirement Apts530 South Linwood Avenue, Cushing 74023
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 Southern Oaks Care 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 Southern Oaks Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Southern Oaks Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Southern Oaks Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Southern Oaks Care Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Southern Oaks Care Center?
Phoenix Healthcare LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.