Nursing home
Willow Park Health Care Center
7019 Northwest Cache Road, Lawton, OK 73505 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Southwest Ltc (13 facilities) · 151 certified beds
Willow Park Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lawton, Oklahoma. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.31 hours per resident per day, below the Oklahoma average of 3.84. Its most recent inspection on Oct 7, 2024 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $58,171In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Willow Park Health Care 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) | 3.31 | 3.84 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.30 | 2.57 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.3% | 56.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 7.2 | 9.5 | above 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 January 22, 2026 inspection was corrected by January 23, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $58,171, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Willow Park Health Care 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 7, 2024 · 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 · Oct 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2023 - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 8, 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
- 7019 Northwest Cache Road
Lawton, OK 73505 - CMS certification #
- 375431
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 151
- Avg residents/day
- 75.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-04-22
- Chain
- Southwest Ltc (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Southwest Ltc
Southwest Ltc operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Southwest Ltc facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Willow Park Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 3 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2012
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 14, 2023 to Jul 10, 2025. Violations found: Overtime, Family and medical leave. Back wages: $25,957 owed to 64 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Willow Park Health Care Center LLC. Case 2005808.
- Findings for Oct 27, 2015 to Oct 25, 2017. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours), Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Willow Park Health Care Center (Southwest LTC Management Services). Case 1834557.
- Findings for Aug 11, 2012 to Aug 9, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $36,669 owed to 42 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Willow Park Health Center (Willow Park Health Center, LLC). Case 1728204.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Memorial Health, Lawton. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Montevista Rehabilitation and Skilled Care, Lawton. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Phenyx Home Care LLC, Lawton. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 73505 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Sooner Dialysis, Lawton, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Ara - Lawton Dialysis, Lawton, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Lawton Dialysis, Lawton, 4.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 73505.
A Path Of Care Hospice Iv, LLC, office in Lawton, 0.6 miles away, straight line
Complete Hospice Care Of Southern Oklahoma, office in Lawton, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Memorial Hospice, office in Lawton, 5.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Long Term Care Specialists, Inc, Oklahoma City. 73.8 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Willow Park Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Willow Park Health Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Willow Park Health Care Center staffed?
Willow Park Health Care Center reports 3.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oklahoma average of 3.84.
Has Willow Park Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Willow Park Health Care Center have?
Willow Park Health Care Center is certified for 151 beds.