Memory Care Center at Emerald

    2700 N Hickory St, Claremore, OK 74017
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Reviews

    3.95·(38)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      1.3

    Pros

    • High-quality dining and holiday meal events
    • Engaging activities program (music, dance, weekly events)
    • Compassionate certified nursing assistants and registered nurses
    • Strong social services support and resident advocacy
    • Collaborative cross-department teamwork
    • Well-maintained, attractive facility and common areas
    • Certified memory-care specialization and structured transitions
    • Proactive family communication and regular updates
    • Housekeeping that promotes a home-like environment
    • Availability of hospice and spiritual support services

    Cons

    • Weak controls over resident property and medication security
    • Incontinence-care delays and cleanliness issues in rooms and common areas
    • Inconsistent assistance with bathing, dressing, and activities of daily living
    • Variable nursing responsiveness and staff engagement
    • High staff turnover and burnout affecting care continuity
    • Gaps in incident reporting, accountability, and operational transparency
    • Management instability and leadership transitions disrupting operations
    • Inconsistent food quality and reduced portioning linked to budget constraints
    • Communication breakdowns with families about care and incidents

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers describe a facility with strongly polarized experiences: many families praise the environment, activities, and individual staff members, while other families cite significant operational and safety concerns. Positive comments highlight a pleasant, well-maintained memory-care environment with an active programming calendar, attentive direct-care workers, and robust social-services support. Conversely, a number of accounts raise serious concerns about procedural controls, staffing reliability, and transparency.

    Care and staff: Several reviewers commend compassionate CNAs and RNs, noting staff who are attentive, patient, and effective at working with residents who have dementia. Social services staff — including named individuals in some accounts — receive repeated praise for advocacy, communication, and coordination. At the same time, there are consistent themes of inconsistent responsiveness, missed assistance with bathing and dressing, and variability in how engaged nursing staff are with residents. Reviewers also describe high turnover and signs of staff burnout; these workforce pressures are linked by families to gaps in continuity of care.

    Dining and activities: The facility's dining program and special meals earn many positive remarks — residents and families report enjoyable meals, holiday events, and generally tasty food. However, other reviewers note a perceived decline in food quality and smaller portions over time, sometimes attributed to budget constraints. Activities programming is a clear strength for many families: music, dance, group events, and regular scheduled activities receive frequent favorable comments and high resident participation.

    Facilities and sanitation: Numerous reviewers describe a physically attractive, clean facility and home-like housekeeping. Conversely, others report sanitation concerns and incontinence-care delays in resident rooms and some common areas. These cleanliness and toileting-support issues are among the most cited operational problems and are described as intermittent but impactful when they occur.

    Management, safety, and communication: Several reviews identify strong cross-department teamwork and leadership as positive attributes. At the same time, there are recurring concerns about management instability, leadership transitions, and gaps in accountability. Families report instances of poor incident reporting, lack of transparency about events, and inconsistent communication; these issues contribute to distrust for some. There are also serious allegations concerning property security and medication handling. Given the severity of those claims, prospective families should seek documentation of property-inventory practices, medication-administration safeguards, and incident-reporting policies during any assessment.

    Notable patterns and guidance: The overall pattern is mixed rather than uniformly positive or negative. Many families express high satisfaction with activities, social services, housekeeping, and specific caregivers; others describe operational weaknesses that have affected resident comfort and family confidence. Prospective residents and families should perform an in-person visit, ask targeted questions about staffing ratios, turnover, medication and personal-property controls, toileting and bathing schedules, cleaning protocols, incident escalation and reporting procedures, and recent leadership changes. Requesting references from current families, reviewing state inspection reports, and observing mealtime and activity periods can help validate which aspects of the facility are consistent with a family's priorities.

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    Medicare Ratings

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    Location

    Memory Care Center at Emerald is located at 2700 N Hickory St, Claremore, OK, 74017.

    About Memory Care Center at Emerald

    Memory Care Center at Emerald opened in 2003 and has shown a commitment to caring for people with memory problems like Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, and the place puts a strong focus on treating everyone with respect and dignity, so when you walk in you'll notice the warm and inviting atmosphere that's set up for comfort and safety, with both indoor and secure outdoor spaces so residents can move around freely without worry. The center works as a skilled nursing facility, so there's a team of doctors, nurses, and caregivers on-site at all times, and 24-hour nursing care is always available, plus they develop an individual care plan for each resident by looking at their needs and setting clear goals, so there's a lot of personal attention to make sure people get the right care. The staff provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy, along with therapy programs that try to help everyone reach the highest level of independence they can, and for those who need it, there's IV therapy, cardiac rehab, oncology care, wound care, care for strokes and neurological issues, and even specialized help for things like joint replacements or breathing problems, including ventilator care. There are group activities and social programs every day, because staying connected and engaged is important, and dedicated areas encourage comfort and participation, always designed with memory care needs in mind, so there's a lot being done here to make people feel safe and supported, without promising that everything is perfect, but they really do try to give good, compassionate care.

    People often ask...

    Memory Care Center at Emerald offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 2700 N Hickory St, Claremore, OK 74017.

    No, Memory Care Center at Emerald does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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