Cherokee County Nursing Center
Nursing home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, CMS certification number 375324
1504 North Cedar Avenue, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · Cherokee County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 110
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Cherokee County Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cherokee County Nursing Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cherokee County Nursing Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.18
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.08
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.77
- Weekend total hours
- 3.69
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 3, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 16, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Cherokee County Nursing Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 103.3 residents live here, about 94% of its 110 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 103.3
- Certified since
- January 1, 1998
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cherokee County Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- Cherokee County Nursing Center Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 38 homes nationally under Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, 3.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Cherokee County Nursing Center
- University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory1201 North Vinita Avenue, Tahlequah 74464
- Sequoyah Pointe Skilled Nursing and Therapy614 E Cherrie Street, Tahlequah 74465
- Fort Gibson Care & Rehab Center205 East Poplar Street, Fort Gibson 74434
- Stilwell Nursing and Rehab509 W Locust St, Stilwell 74960
- Eastgate Village Care & Rehab Center3500 Haskell Blvd, Muskogee 74403
Who inspects nursing homes in Oklahoma
Oklahoma's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Oklahoma, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Cherokee County Nursing Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Cherokee County Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Cherokee County Nursing Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cherokee County Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cherokee County Nursing Center?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cherokee County Nursing Center?
Cherokee County Nursing Center Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.