Nursing home
Community Health Center
1153 Cherokee Street, Wakita, OK 73771 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 52 certified beds
Community Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wakita, Oklahoma. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, above the Oklahoma average of 3.84. Its most recent inspection on Jul 11, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Community Health Center compares
This facility vs. the Oklahoma and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Oklahoma avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.85 | 3.84 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.47 | 0.34 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.86 | 2.57 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.5% | 56.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 7.2 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Community Health Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2021 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2021 - Potential for harm
Inform each resident of his or her visitation rights and ensure that all visitors enjoy equal visitation privileges.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2021 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2021 - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2021
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1153 Cherokee Street
Wakita, OK 73771 - CMS certification #
- 375290
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 52
- Avg residents/day
- 34.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-10-23
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Caldwell Regional Medical Center, Caldwell. 21.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Anthony Community Care Center, Anthony. 19.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elara Caring V, Enid. 31.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rexall Pharmacy. 19.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 73771 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 73771.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Premier Hospitalists Of Kansas LLC, Bel Aire. 71.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Area not mapped by FEMA. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Community Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Community Health Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Community Health Center staffed?
Community Health Center reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oklahoma average of 3.84.
Has Community Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Community Health Center have?
Community Health Center is certified for 52 beds.