Meridian Nursing Home (Comanche, OK) has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections but lower 2-star ratings for staffing and quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Last inspection: November 26, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7143.
Staffing detail
Registered nurses
0.28
Licensed practical nurses
1.02
Nurse aides
2.41
Weekend nursing
3.40
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 62%
Registered nurse turnover: 43%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Last yrNowTrend
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—8.3%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%2.5%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
9.1%1.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
9.1%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
10.8%3.2%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
31.4%18.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—22.8%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
31.6%41.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
9.5%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
10.5%5.1%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.6%5.7%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Last yrNowTrend
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97.8%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%97.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—81%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited October 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
Recent history
STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
Ownership
For profit - Individual
Chain
Part of ELMBROOK MANAGEMENT COMPANY · 11 homes · 3.5 stars avg
Occupancy
45.3 residents on an average day (72% of 63 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 23 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.