Nowata · 74048
Osage Nursing Home
822 West Osage
Nowata, OK 74048
Nowata Nursing Center
⌖ Nowata, OK · Nowata County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds65
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Nowata Nursing Center
Nowata Nursing Center is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Nowata, OK. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Oklahoma is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Nov 2024), inspectors found 8 problems, more than the Oklahoma average of 6.4. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 11 min a day with each resident, more than the Oklahoma average of 3 hr 47 min. About 54% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameNowata Nursing Center
LocationNowata County, Oklahoma
Phone(918) 273-2236
Address436 South Joe, Nowata, OK 74048 · Nowata County
CMS provider number375354
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyOklahoma Nursing Homes · 7 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 1, 1998 (27 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Nov 2024.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 11 min a dayOklahoma average: 3 hr 47 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident29 min a dayOklahoma average: 20 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover54% a yearOklahoma average: 56%About average
Things to ask about
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- Health citations at last inspection8 (Nov 2024)Oklahoma average: 6.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Oklahoma average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.2%State average: 4.7%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.4%State average: 4.7%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs3.1%State average: 17.5%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.7State average: 2.3About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Oklahoma average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Oklahoma, Medicaid pays for 77% of resident days at a typical home.
- 94% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 4% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average53%Oklahoma typical: 62%
Cost of care per resident day$247Oklahoma typical: $262
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, up from 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 20 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing3★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.2 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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