Nursing homes in the Tulsa area

What does a nursing home provide?

A nursing home provides 24-hour licensed nursing care, help with all daily activities, rehabilitation therapy and medical oversight for people who cannot be safely cared for in assisted living or at home.

OSDH lists 55 open nursing homes in Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers, Creek, Osage and Okmulgee counties with 6,081 licensed beds; CMS rates 53 of them, 16 with four or five stars overall (Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026).

What does a nursing home cost in Oklahoma?

CareScout's 2025 Oklahoma medians are $84,315 a year for a semi-private room (about $7,026 a month) and $93,075 for a private room (about $7,756), among the lowest in the country.

Medicare pays for short skilled stays after a qualifying hospital admission; SoonerCare pays for long stays for eligible residents at participating homes.

How do I compare Tulsa-area nursing homes?

Start with CMS's health inspection and staffing ratings, then read the latest survey documents in the OSDH public file and visit at different times of day.

Our facility pages put each home's staffing hours, turnover and deficiencies beside the Tulsa-area median.

Which Tulsa-area nursing homes take SoonerCare?

Most homes in the six counties are certified for both Medicare and Medicaid (SNF/NF), but a few are Medicare-only or distinct parts of continuing care campuses, so confirm before admission.

The roster shows each home's certification type from the OSDH record.

What should I look for when touring a Tulsa nursing home?

Watch how quickly call lights are answered, whether residents are up and dressed, how staff speak to residents, how the building smells, and how many staff are on the floor at shift change.

Ask to see the most recent CMS inspection report, which homes must make available, and visit again in the evening or on a weekend.

Do Tulsa nursing homes have waiting lists?

Some do, especially well-rated homes and those with dementia units; CMS's average daily census compared with certified beds gives a rough sense of how full each home runs.

Our facility pages show that occupancy figure for every certified home.

How recently has OSDH inspected Tulsa-area nursing homes?

Across the 55 nursing homes licenses on the roster, the newest survey document in each public file is a median of 5 months old, and 45 have a survey document dated within the last 12 months.

The largest by licensed capacity are OK Veterans Center, Claremore in Claremore (302), Grace Skilled Nursing and Therapy Jenks in Jenks (187), Maplewood Care Center in Tulsa (180). Survey documents include complaint investigations as well as routine visits.

Where is nursing homes licensed across the Tulsa area?

Here is how OSDH's roster distributes nursing homes across Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers, Creek, Osage and Okmulgee counties.