The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited February 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Cherokee County Nursing & Rehab
Registered name: CHEROKEE COUNTY NURSING CENTER
TAHLEQUAH, OK · Medicare-certified · 110 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Cherokee County Nursing & Rehab in Tahlequah has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong health inspection results and staffing just above the federal benchmark (4.13 vs. 4.1 hours per resident day). It has no fines in the last 24 months; staffing and quality measures are 3 out of 5 stars, and recent inspection issues were cited in medication handling and resident rights.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1275 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 3, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1275.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.28
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.07
- Nurse aides
- 2.77
- Weekend nursing
- 3.73
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 49%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
15%8.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%3.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.4%6.2%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
8.6%2.1%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.1%7.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
18.8%17.9%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
3.3%20.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
14.9%23.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.6%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
4.7%2.2%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
32.4%18.5%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.2%4.7%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%99%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—86.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
83.2%88.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited February 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to update each resident’s assessment at least every three months. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 638 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 16 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of CENTRAL ARKANSAS NURSING CENTERS · 39 homes · 3.7 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 105.5 residents on an average day (96% of 110 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 28 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.