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Quick Facts

Total units
65
Medicare rating
2 of 5

CMS Care Compare

Ownership
For profit, Corporation
Certified beds
65
Facility size
Licensed for up to 65 residents

What Families Think

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Salina Care Center is a small skilled nursing home in rural Oklahoma with a limited number of online reviews. Feedback is mixed: one reviewer describes caring staff and pleasant residents, while another raises serious concerns about a family member's care during a COVID quarantine.

What reviewers praise

  • Staff described as caring by a reviewer
  • Residents and community described warmly

What reviewers flag

  • One report of dirty linens left in a resident's room
  • One report of a resident denied showers during quarantine despite negative tests
  • No published pricing information available

AI-generated from reviews and community data.

Salina Care Center is a senior living community in Salina, Oklahoma offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Gathering / Activity Spaces and Social Activities. Families rate it 3.3 out of 5 across 4 reviews.

About Salina Care Center

Salina Care Center is a skilled nursing and long-term care community in Salina, Oklahoma, licensed for up to 65 residents. The facility is Medicare and Medicaid certified and operated as a for-profit corporation. It is staffed 24 hours with on-site registered nurses and offers medication management, housekeeping, laundry service, and dietary accommodations.

The community features private rooms with private bathrooms, a restaurant-style dining room, gathering and activity spaces, cable or satellite television, emergency call systems, wheelchair accessibility, and security. Social activities are available to residents.

Reviewers offered mixed perspectives on the facility. Some found the staff caring, while others raised concerns about quarantine procedures and restrictions on activities. One reviewer wrote, "Please go visit these lovely people. They are wonderful."

Types of Care at Salina Care Center

Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care

Amenities

Room Amenities

  • Cable or Satellite TV
  • Emergency Call System
  • Private Bathroom
  • Private Rooms
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Meals & Dining

  • Dietary Accommodations (Gluten-Free, Low / No Sodium, No Sugar, Vegan)
  • Restaurant style Dining Room

Community Amenities

  • 24-Hour Staff
  • Gathering / Activity Spaces
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry Service
  • Medication Management
  • On-Site Nurse (RN)
  • Security

Activities

  • Social Activities

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Reviews of Salina Care Center

3.3overall · 4 ratings combined

3.3★ on Google (4)

Mary McQuoid

Sep 2022

via Google ↗ · Report

The staff was very caring but... my sister was in quarantine there in a room with 2 beds but she was the only one in the room. They had her quarantine because of COVID. She never had COVID. They came out to the car and tested her and she was negative. They also tested her several more times while she was a patient and all were negative. She wasn't allowed outside her room nor any showers during her stay there. Her room also kept the whole floors dirty linen in her room and next to her bed! She wasn't physically sick. She has Alzheimer's. Not very impressed!

Tanya Hartley

May 2018

via Google ↗ · Report

Please go visit these lovely people. They are wonderful. The residents that is. Lol the nurses I'm sure are nice to.

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Government Inspection History

5 inspection visits in the last three years, 42 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Dec 18, 2025Health Standard13 citations
  • Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Keep all essential equipment working safely.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 13, 2026

  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 13, 2026

Jun 5, 2024Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard4 citations
  • Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 6, 2024

  • Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 6, 2024

  • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 10, 2024

  • Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 6, 2024

Mar 29, 2024Health Complaint2 citations
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 8, 2024

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 8, 2024

Apr 24, 2023Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard11 citations
  • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 15, 2023

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 15, 2023

  • Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 21, 2023

  • Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 21, 2023

  • Have exits that are accessible at all times.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 21, 2023

  • Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 21, 2023

  • Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 21, 2023

  • Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 21, 2023

  • Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 21, 2023

  • Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 21, 2023

  • Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

    Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 21, 2023

Sep 16, 2019Fire Safety Standard12 citations
  • Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Provide emergency officials' contact information.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Have an externally vented heating system.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 15, 2019

  • Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

    Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 15, 2019

Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Salina Care Center offer?

Salina Care Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Where is Salina Care Center located?

Salina Care Center is located at 319 North Owen Walters Blvd in Salina, Oklahoma.

What do families say about Salina Care Center?

Salina Care Center carries a 3.3 out of 5 rating from 4 Google reviews. Salina Care Center is a small skilled nursing home in rural Oklahoma with a limited number of online reviews. Feedback is mixed: one reviewer describes caring staff and pleasant residents, while another raises serious concerns about a family member's care during a COVID quarantine. Reviews on MyLivingChoice come from families who confirmed a connection to the community and appear with the reviewer's first name and last initial.

How did Salina Care Center do on recent health and safety inspections?

Salina Care Center had 5 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 42 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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