Tulsa Senior AdvisorUniversity Village Retirement Community is a 150-bed assisted living center at 8555 South Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Tulsa County, holding Oklahoma State Department of Health license AL7214 with status Open; it is licensed as an assisted living center only.
What do OSDH records say about University Village Retirement Community?
Yes: OSDH lists University Village Retirement Community as an open assisted living center with 150 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 | AL7214 |
| License sub-type (OSDH) | Licensed only |
| Licensed beds | 150 |
| Latest survey document (exit date) | April 8, 2025 |
| Survey documents in the public file, last 3 years | 2 |
| Latest license document in the file | December 19, 2024 |
| Dementia special care disclosure on file | None in the public file |
| Administrative orders on file | 0 |
| Public file documents in total | 8 (from 2020) |
| Administrator (OSDH roster) | Neal, Vanessa |
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.
How recent is University Village Retirement Community's latest state survey?
According to the state's public file, surveyors last closed out a visit to University Village Retirement Community on April 8, 2025 (18 months back).
- April 8, 2025 (most recent)
- February 13, 2025
- October 3, 2023
- April 4, 2022
OAC 310:663-25-1 calls for an unannounced visit at least every 15 months, and 18 months is past that mark; the online index can trail real visits, so ask for the newest survey report directly. Over three years OSDH closed 2 survey documents here; the typical Tulsa-area center has 2. 150-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 University Village Retirement Community?
None is on file: the state's index for University Village Retirement Community lists no administrative or court orders.
That is not the same as a clean inspection; ordinary deficiencies are corrected through a plan of correction and appear only inside the survey documents themselves.
What if a resident of University Village Retirement Community develops dementia?
Nothing in the state record marks University Village Retirement Community 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.
Assisted living centers can serve residents with mild memory loss if their needs fit the service contract. The nearest licensed centers that the state record does mark for dementia care are Iris Memory Care of Tulsa (3.2 mi), The Stonehaven Assisted Living and Memory Care (3.2 mi), Prairie House Assisted Living & Memory Care (7.3 mi).
Which assisted living centers are closest to University Village Retirement Community?
The closest other licensed assisted living center is Beehive Homes of South Tulsa in Tulsa, in the same ZIP code, with 30 beds and a latest survey document dated not listed.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Latest OSDH survey document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beehive Homes of South Tulsa | 0.0 | 30 | None yet |
| Oxford Springs Tulsa MC | 2.8 | 52 | 05/22/2025 |
| The Courtyards at the Ambassador Assisted Living | 2.8 | 75 | 10/20/2025 |
| Aberdeen Heights Assisted Living Community | 2.8 | 96 | 10/13/2025 |
Which hospitals are near University Village Retirement Community?
University Village Retirement Community 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 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
Hillcrest Hospital South is the second closest at roughly 3.2 miles (ZIP-centroid estimate, not a drive time).
If nursing care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are University Village Retirement Community (1.8 mi, CMS 4 of 5) and Grace Skilled Nursing and Therapy Jenks (2.0 mi, CMS 2 of 5).
The same street address also holds University Village Retirement Community (nursing home, license NH7231, 80 beds).
Can SoonerCare's ADvantage waiver help pay at University Village Retirement Community?
Ask University Village Retirement Community 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.
Private funds, long-term care insurance and VA Aid and Attendance pay for most assisted living in the Tulsa area. For scale, CareScout's 2025 median for Oklahoma is about $6,045 a month ($72,540 a year); quotes vary with apartment and care level.
What should families ask University Village Retirement Community before moving in?
Use the state data to steer the tour: the newest survey document is 18 months old; ask for the most recent statement of deficiencies and plan of correction.
- Ask whether medications are given by licensed nurses or certified medication aides, and who covers insulin.
- Request the service contract early and read the discharge criteria, which Oklahoma requires the center to spell out.
- Ask whether the center contracts with ADvantage and what room and board would cost a resident on the waiver.
- Ask what care-level fees are added to the base rate and how often they have risen.
