Tulsa Senior AdvisorLegend at 71st Street is a 100-bed assisted living center at 701 W 71st South in Tulsa, Tulsa County, holding Oklahoma State Department of Health license AL1103 with status Open; it is licensed as an assisted living center only.
What do OSDH records say about Legend at 71st Street?
Yes: OSDH lists Legend at 71st Street as an open assisted living center with 100 licensed beds, larger than the 71-bed median for the 45 assisted living centers in the six-county Tulsa area.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| OSDH license ID | AL1103 |
| License sub-type (OSDH) | Licensed only |
| Licensed beds | 100 |
| Latest survey document (exit date) | March 26, 2025 |
| Survey documents in the public file, last 3 years | 3 |
| Latest license document in the file | July 1, 2025 |
| Dementia special care disclosure on file | None in the public file |
| Administrative orders on file | 0 |
| Public file documents in total | 10 (from 2020) |
| Administrator (OSDH roster) | Gay, Carla |
Oklahoma licenses assisted living under the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, and the license ID above is the same one OSDH uses on every survey and license document in the facility's public file.
When did Oklahoma last inspect Legend at 71st Street?
According to the state's public file, surveyors last closed out a visit to Legend at 71st Street on March 26, 2025 (19 months back).
- March 26, 2025 (most recent)
- July 5, 2024
- March 8, 2024
- December 30, 2022
- June 23, 2022
- September 23, 2021
That is longer than the 15-month maximum OSDH's rule sets for unannounced assisted living inspections (OAC 310:663-25-1). Scanning lags actual visits, so ask the center for its most recent statement of deficiencies. Over three years OSDH closed 3 survey documents here; the typical Tulsa-area center has 2. 100-bed buildings naturally draw a different number of visits than much larger or smaller ones, and complaints count too.
Are there administrative orders on file for Legend at 71st Street?
The public file for Legend at 71st Street contains no administrative orders.
Most survey findings never become orders, so the absence of one tells you little about day-to-day care; the survey document does.
What if a resident of Legend at 71st Street develops dementia?
Nothing in the state record marks Legend at 71st Street as a dementia special care provider: there is no Alzheimer's disclosure in its public file and its licensed name does not mention memory care.
A center without a special unit may still keep a resident with mild cognitive changes who remains safe. The nearest licensed centers that the state record does mark for dementia care are Iris Memory Care of Tulsa (7.8 mi), The Stonehaven Assisted Living and Memory Care (7.8 mi), Prairie House Assisted Living & Memory Care (11.8 mi).
How does Legend at 71st Street compare with nearby licensed centers?
The closest other licensed assisted living center is Covenant Living at Inverness in Tulsa, in the same ZIP code, with 47 beds and a latest survey document dated April 17, 2025.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Latest OSDH survey document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Living at Inverness | 0.0 | 47 | 04/17/2025 |
| Oxford Springs Tulsa MC | 4.3 | 52 | 05/22/2025 |
| The Courtyards at the Ambassador Assisted Living | 4.3 | 75 | 10/20/2025 |
| Aberdeen Heights Assisted Living Community | 4.3 | 96 | 10/13/2025 |
Which hospitals are near Legend at 71st Street?
Legend at 71st Street is in the South Tulsa & Tulsa Hills part of Tulsa; the nearest hospital with an emergency department in CMS's hospital list is Saint Francis Hospital, about 4.3 miles away in a straight line.
Hillcrest Medical Center is the second closest at roughly 7.6 miles (ZIP-centroid estimate, not a drive time).
Certified nursing homes nearest this address: Covenant Living at Inverness (1.1 mi, CMS 5 of 5) and Zarrow Pointe (2.3 mi, CMS 5 of 5).
How do families pay for Legend at 71st Street?
Ask Legend at 71st Street directly: the state roster does not mark it as ADvantage certified, and only centers that contract with the ADvantage program can bill SoonerCare for assisted living services; room and board are never covered.
Most residents pay privately at first, sometimes with long-term care insurance or VA pension with Aid and Attendance. CareScout's 2025 Oklahoma median for assisted living is $72,540 a year, about $6,045 a month; no Tulsa-only figure is published.
What should families ask Legend at 71st Street before moving in?
Start with what its own record raises: the newest survey document is 19 months old; ask for the most recent statement of deficiencies and plan of correction.
- Request the service contract early and read the discharge criteria, which Oklahoma requires the center to spell out.
- Ask if ADvantage residents are accepted, whether a slot is open, and what the room-and-board charge would be.
- Ask what care-level fees are added to the base rate and how often they have risen.
- Find out who is awake at night for 100 beds, and ask for the written urgent-situation plan if only one caregiver is on.
