Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
1400 North Waverly, Ponca City, OK 74601 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 157 certified beds
Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ponca City, Oklahoma. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.65 hours per resident per day, below the Oklahoma average of 3.84. Its most recent inspection on Aug 1, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation 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) | 3.65 | 3.84 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.38 | 2.57 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.7% | 56.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation 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
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2019
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2019 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2019
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
- 1400 North Waverly
Ponca City, OK 74601 - CMS certification #
- 375439
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 157
- Avg residents/day
- 78.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-06-14
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 11, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Oct 7, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as N & R of Ponca City, LLC.
- Jan 7, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jun 16, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as N & R of Ponca City, LLC.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Integris Health Ponca City, Ponca City. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Shawn Manor Nursing Home, Ponca City. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Precise Home Health Care, Ponca City. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 74601 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - Ponca City, Ponca City, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 74601.
Hospice Of North Central Oklahoma, Inc., office in Ponca City, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Premier Hospitalists Of Kansas LLC, Bel Aire. 72.9 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively 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 | See above |
| 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 Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.65 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oklahoma average of 3.84.
Has Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have?
Ponca City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 157 beds.