Cherokee County Nursing Center
Nursing Home Facility
1504 North Cedar Avenue, Tahlequah, OK 74464
Cherokee County Nursing Center is a senior care community located in Tahlequah, OK. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Tahlequah area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (918) 456-3456.
Operated by Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, which runs 23 communities in our directory.
Cherokee County Nursing Center is licensed for 110 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Tahlequah average about 103 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 96% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place. That is above the Tahlequah average of roughly 59%.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2025 and recorded 2 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 49%.
The community is located in Cherokee County, OK.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 24 problems at Cherokee County Nursing Center. None of them caused harm to a resident. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Cherokee County Nursing Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 110
- Occupancy 96%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.1
- Annual staff turnover 49%
- Last health inspection July 2025
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