Tulsa Senior AdvisorThe Villages at Southern Hills is a 120-bed certified nursing home at 5721 S Lewis Ave in Tulsa, Tulsa County, holding Oklahoma State Department of Health license CC7207. CMS gives The Villages at Southern Hills an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is The Villages at Southern Hills's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives The Villages at Southern Hills an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 5, staffing 3 and quality measures 4, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 120 / 106.1 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Stonegate Senior Living (24 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | August 23, 2011 |
| Oklahoma license (OSDH) | CC7207, 110 licensed beds, Medicare + Medicaid distinct part |
| Latest OSDH survey document | August 27, 2026 (8 in the last 3 years) |
On an average day it cares for about 106 residents, roughly 88% of its certified beds (above the 69% median across Tulsa-area nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at The Villages at Southern Hills?
January 15, 2025 is the date of The Villages at Southern Hills's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 0 cited deficiencies: 0 standard-survey and 0 complaint-related.
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on November 8, 2023, recorded 1 deficiency. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across Tulsa-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 6, so The Villages at Southern Hills sits at or below the local middle.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
OSDH's own public file holds 8 survey documents dated in the last three years.
What do staffing and turnover look like at The Villages at Southern Hills?
CMS's staffing data credits The Villages at Southern Hills with 4.44 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the Tulsa-area median of 3.63; RN time is 0.34 hours per resident day, higher than the Tulsa-area median of 0.27.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.57 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 51.7% (lower than the Tulsa-area median of 61.6%), and registered-nurse turnover is 25.0%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
How does The Villages at Southern Hills compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 120 certified beds it is larger than the Tulsa County median of 110 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Ambassador Manor Nursing Center in Tulsa, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, rated 2 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | CMS overall rating | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador Manor Nursing Center | 0.5 | 2 of 5 | 6 |
| Colonial Manor Nursing Home | 0.9 | 3 of 5 | 3 |
| Zarrow Pointe | 1.7 | 5 of 5 | 2 |
| Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center | 2.0 | 1 of 5 | 8 |
Which hospitals are near The Villages at Southern Hills?
The Villages at Southern Hills sits in the Midtown, Brookside & Downtown part of Tulsa; the nearest hospital with an emergency department in CMS's hospital list is Saint Francis Hospital, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
The next closest is Hillcrest Medical Center at about 4.7 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
The same address also holds The Villages at Southern Hills (assisted living center, 98 beds). CMS marks it as part of a continuing care retirement community.
What questions does The Villages at Southern Hills's record raise?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how The Villages at Southern Hills kept its latest inspection at 0 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 51.7% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- At about 88% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If SoonerCare will pay eventually, confirm The Villages at Southern Hills accepts SoonerCare residents for long stays and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
