Tulsa Senior AdvisorWhat does senior care cost in the Tulsa area?
CareScout's 2025 Oklahoma medians are about $6,045 a month for assisted living, $7,026 for a semi-private nursing home room, $6,292 for 44 hours a week of home care and $1,993 for five days a week of adult day health care; no Tulsa-specific or memory care median is published.
Last verified: October 2026| Care type (Oklahoma, 2025) | Annual median | About per month | Change | U.S. median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted living community | $72,540 | $6,045 | +25% vs 2024 | $74,400 |
| Nursing home, semi-private room | $84,315 | $7,026 | +9% | $114,975 |
| Nursing home, private room | $93,075 | $7,756 | +2% | $129,575 |
| Home care, non-medical caregiver (44 h/week) | $75,504 | $6,292 | -6% | $80,080 |
| Adult day health care (5 days/week) | $23,920 | $1,993 | n/a | $24,700 |
CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey, Oklahoma release (March 2, 2026). Monthly figures are the annual medians divided by 12; home care assumes 44 hours a week for 52 weeks, adult day five days a week. CareScout publishes no Tulsa-only figure in this release and no memory care median.
Who pays for senior care in Oklahoma?
Most Tulsa families pay privately at first; Medicare covers only short skilled stays, home health and hospice; SoonerCare pays long-term nursing home care for eligible residents; the ADvantage waiver pays home care and assisted living services (not room and board); LIFE PACE serves eligible Tulsa residents; and VA Aid and Attendance helps eligible veterans and survivors.
The rule that surprises families most is the room-and-board gap: ADvantage can pay for the care in an assisted living center, but not the rent and meals, so a resident's own income must cover those.
Where can Tulsa families get free help with benefits?
The INCOG Area Agency on Aging at (918) 584-7526 serves Tulsa, Creek and Osage counties, Grand Gateway at (918) 783-5793 serves Rogers County, EODD at (918) 682-7891 serves Wagoner and Okmulgee counties, and the Medicare Assistance Program gives free Medicare counseling at 1-800-763-2828.
ADvantage applications go through Oklahoma Human Services online or the Medicaid Services Unit at 1-800-435-4711.
Costs & Paying guides
What senior care costs in Oklahoma
CareScout's 2025 Oklahoma medians for assisted living, nursing homes, home care and adult day health, with monthly math for Tulsa-area families.
Read →The ADvantage waiver, explained for Tulsa families
Who qualifies for Oklahoma's ADvantage waiver in 2026, what it pays for at home and in assisted living, the income and asset limits, and how to apply from the Tulsa area.
Read →How SoonerCare pays for nursing home care
Oklahoma Medicaid (SoonerCare) for long-term nursing home care: limits, the $50 personal needs allowance, spousal protections and how to apply from the Tulsa area.
Read →VA Aid and Attendance, with Oklahoma context
2025-26 VA pension rates with Aid and Attendance, how care costs reduce countable income, and the Claremore Veterans Center for Tulsa-area veterans.
Read →What Medicare will and won't pay
Medicare's limits on skilled nursing, home health and hospice for Tulsa-area families, and free Medicare counseling from Oklahoma's Medicare Assistance Program.
Read →PACE in the Tulsa area
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in Tulsa (LIFE PACE) and Wagoner County (Cherokee Elder Care): eligibility, what it covers and how it works with SoonerCare.
Read →Paying privately: a planning guide
How Tulsa-area families fund assisted living or home care privately: savings runway, home sale, long-term care insurance, VA benefits and when to plan for SoonerCare.
Read →At a glance
| This section gives you | This section does not give you | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | Oklahoma's published 2025 medians | A Tulsa or memory care figure that does not exist |
| Programs | How ADvantage, SoonerCare, PACE, Medicare and VA work | An eligibility decision |
| Limits | 2026 income, asset and spousal figures | Legal or tax advice |
