Southern Oaks Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
1401 4th Street, Pawnee, OK 74058
Southern Oaks Care Center is a senior care community located in Pawnee, OK. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Pawnee area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (918) 762-2515.
Operated by Phoenix Healthcare, which runs 6 communities in our directory.
Southern Oaks Care Center is licensed for 82 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 66% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2026 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 53%.
The community is located in Pawnee County, OK.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 15 problems at Southern Oaks Care Center. None of them caused harm to a resident. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Southern Oaks Care Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 82
- Occupancy 66%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.4
- Annual staff turnover 53%
- Last health inspection March 2026
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