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Ballard Nursing Center

201 WEST 5TH STREET, ADA, OK, 74820
(580) 436-1414
73 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
73
CMS facility ID
375263
Care type
Nursing home
County
Pontotoc
Facility name
Ballard Nursing Center
Street address
201 WEST 5TH STREET
City / state / ZIP
Ada, OK 74820
Phone
(580) 436-1414

About this facility — Ballard Nursing Center

Ballard Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Ada, Oklahoma. It is licensed for 73 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma (100 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Ada and 283 skilled nursing facilities across Oklahoma. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Ballard Nursing Center 22 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,281 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Ihs Management Consultants
Ownership type
For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Ihs Holding Inc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1997
Reed, Bart
Indirect owner · Officer — 100% stake — since 1997
Ihs Management Consultants Inc.
Operational control — since 2019
Phillips, Jeanette
Managing employee — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1996-08-04
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,281 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-28
Nurse staffing
2.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$275 per day (≈ $8,360/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
84% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 10% private/other
Occupancy
73% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
5% above the OK median of $263/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
73
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-08-28Health inspection3 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-10-03
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-10-03
F-0887
F · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2025-10-03
2025-05-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-05-09
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2024-03-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered13 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0578
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0610
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0661
D · No harm found
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0698
E · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-31
F-0883
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-05-31
2023-02-09Health inspection1 citation
F-0758
E · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-04-01
2025-08-28Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-12-19
K-0362
F · No harm found
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2025-12-19
K-0741
F · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2025-12-19
K-0918
C · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-12-19

Federal penalties

2025-05-20Fine$8,281
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 375263.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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