Nursing home
Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center
1001 South George Nigh Expressway, Mcalester, OK 74501 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Mgm Healthcare (30 facilities) · 80 certified beds
Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mcalester, Oklahoma. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.45 hours per resident per day, below the Oklahoma average of 3.84. Its most recent inspection on Feb 28, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $31,460In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Walnut Grove Care & Rehab 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) | 3.45 | 3.84 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.42 | 2.57 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.8% | 56.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 28, 2025 inspection was corrected by March 27, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $31,460, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2025 · 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 · Feb 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2023 - 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 · Oct 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2023 - 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 · Oct 24, 2023
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
- 1001 South George Nigh Expressway
Mcalester, OK 74501 - CMS certification #
- 375340
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 59.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-05-01
- Chain
- Mgm Healthcare (30 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Mgm Healthcare
Mgm Healthcare operates 30 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Mgm Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice, secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice is available to assist the facility staff in providing end of life / comfort care with dignity for the resident and family.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Attractive common areas encourage socialization, and a secure courtyard provides safe paths for walking outdoors.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private & Semi-Private Rooms and Relaxing Common Areas
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mcalester Regional Health Center, Mcalester. 6.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- New Hope Retirement & Care Center, Mcalester. 3.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Traditions Health Of Se Oklahoma, Mcalester. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart 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 74501 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Mcalester Dialysis, Mcalester, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 74501.
Heartland Hospice (Mcalester), office in Mcalester, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Mcalester, Oklahoma, Inc., office in Mcalester, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Southeast Hospice, office in Mcalester, 6.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- David Kraft, MD, Tulsa. 78.6 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In McAlester, OK, risk to homes is greater than 94% of communities in Oklahoma and 97% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center staffed?
Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center reports 3.45 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oklahoma average of 3.84.
Has Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center have?
Walnut Grove Care & Rehab Center is certified for 80 beds.