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Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

  • Nursing Home
  • Independent Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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

1504 North Cedar Avenue,
Tahlequah OK 74464

(918) 456-3456

87.63% 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 some solid scores. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Tahlequah. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's profile is its exemplary inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.

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

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this place really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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: B

In addition, we gave this facility a grade of B in our long-term care category. This is one of our better grades. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 97.37705 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a dangerous condition for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The third category we assessed is short-term care, where this facility received a B- in this area. Our short-term care ratings are critical for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 5.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

The last area we scored was nursing. We gave this facility a grade of D in nursing, leaving this as the nursing home's weakest grade. In calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we consider the number of hours nurses are caring for patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This facility offered a meager 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is not a very impressive figure. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing scores. This nursing home performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 8.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who have pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 4.39% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 3.49% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who experienced urinary tract infections. While more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 14.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 24.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 3.91% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 92.49% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 14.12% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 14.93% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 1.77 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 14.93 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 14.86 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Cherokee County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 71.57% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.

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