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Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.'s website

1504 North Cedar Avenue,
Tahlequah OK 74464

(918) 456-3456

88.72% estimated occupancy 1

Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. is an average-sized nursing home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B. A grade of this caliber requires quality scores in most areas. This actually turned out to be the highest graded nursing home in Tahlequah. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

One of the reasons this ended up being a quality nursing home is that it earned a very impressive inspection score. In fact, inspections turned out to be its best category grade. In this category, we awarded it an A-. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Adding to this facility's list of strengths, it also was awarded a top-shelf long-term care score. We awarded them a strong grade of A- in this category. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 98.50299 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next best category we gave this facility in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final metric we considered in this area is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Turning to the next area, this facility was awarded a C in nursing, which we consider to be a decent score. We assessed the qualifications of nurses employed by the nursing home, as well as the number of hours the nurses were with residents, in determining our score in this category. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, our nursing scores also consider some quality-focused measures. We especially like to look at the percent of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these metrics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care can reduce these issues.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents which are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 3.59% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who experienced a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 7.1% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 10.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 33.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 6% of Patients

This is the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 97% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 12.63% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating. Many believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 16.68% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some believe that the ability to move around is vital to patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 16.68% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 11.35% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 76.92% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Northeastern Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 1.25 miles away1400 East Downing Street Tahlequah Oklahoma 74465Government - Local(918) 456-0641
  • W W Hastings Indian HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.46 miles away100 S Bliss Avenue Tahlequah Oklahoma 74464Voluntary non-profit - Other(918) 458-3100
  • Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.59 miles away1401 West Locust Stilwell Oklahoma 74960Voluntary non-profit - Private(918) 696-3101

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Tahlequah1.44 miles away1373 E Boone St Tahlequah Oklahoma 74464CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (918) 431-0665

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=375324