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If you’re looking for low senior-care rates in the Southwest, Oklahoma’s a good place to check out. It ranks among the states with the lowest nursing-home prices in the country and those with the lowest assisted-living prices in the Southwest. But there’s bad news as well. Only 9 percent of Oklahoma’s nursing homes have earned a five-star overall rating from Medicare, as of this writing . That’s less than the Southwest average of 13 percent and half the national average of 18 percent. (Click here for tips on evaluating nursing homes.)
Approximate number of facilities:
- Nursing homes: 312
- Assisted living residences: 206*
Types of care available:
- Adult day care
- Home care
- Home health-care
- Continuing-care retirement communities
- Assisted living centers
- Residential care homes
- Continuum of care facilities
- Nursing homes
Estimated average prices:**
- Adult day care: $59 per day
- Home care: $18 per hour
- Home health-care: $20 per hour
- Assisted living: $ 2,748 per month
- Nursing home, semi-private room: $132 per day
- Nursing home, private room: $159 per day
State websites for seniors:
Where to report elder abuse:
- In domestic/community care: 1-800-522-3511
- In nursing homes: 1-800-522-3511
Financial assistance (partial list):
Top-10 largest cities:
- Oklahoma City
- Tulsa
- Norman
- Lawton
- Broken Arrow
- Edmond
- Midwest City
- Enid
- Moore
- Stillwater
Top nursing homes, based on Medicare ratings:***
Ardmore
Lakeland Manor
Arkoma
Medi-Home of Arkoma
Bethany
Grace Living Center – Bethany
Chandler
Chandler Nursing Center
El Reno
Grace Living Center – El Reno
Enid
Integris Bass Baptist Health Center
Marlow
Gregston Nursing Home
McAlester
Mitchell Manor Convalescent Home
New Hope Retirement & Care Center
Oklahoma City
Baptist Village of Oklahoma City
Grace Living Center – Wilshire & Broadway
St Ann's Home
Warr Acres Nursing Center
Sapulpa
Northside Nursing Home
The Gardens
Sayre
Hensley Nursing Home
Shattuck
Shattuck Nursing Center
Skiatook
Skiatook Nursing Home
Snyder
Ayers Nursing Home
Spiro
Spiro Nursing Home
Stroud
Stroud Health Care Center South
Talihina
Talihina Manor
Tulsa
Inverness Village
Montereau
The Cottage Extended Care
Wagoner
Wagoner Care Center
Weatherford
Corn Heritage Village of Weatherford
*Assisted-living residence numbers are from the Department of Health and Human Services’ 2007 Residential Care and Assisted Living Compendium. According to the National Center for Assisted Living, this is the industry’s only resource for such data. Depending on the state, the number may or may not include small residential-care homes, such as adult foster care.
**Senior-care price estimates are based on the 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs, which reports average rates,and the Genworth 2011 Cost of Care Survey, which reports median rates.
***Medicare rates nursing homes in four categories using a five-star system. These are the nursing homes with five stars in the “Overall” category. The ratings were accessed on Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare site in November or December 2011 and are subject to change. The Medicare ratings system isn’t perfect, so use additional criteria to evaluate nursing homes as well.
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