University Park Skilled Nursing & Therapy

    1201 N Vinita Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.4ยท5 reviews

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.40ยท(5)

    Overall rating

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

      2.3
    • Staff

      2.3
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      2.4
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate direct-care staff
    • Skilled nursing and therapy services
    • Patient-focused caregiving
    • Comfortable resident environment
    • Cheerful, attentive housekeeping leadership
    • Clean and orderly common areas

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness
    • Variability in sanitation and housekeeping standards
    • Gaps in clinical monitoring and hydration management
    • Inconsistent personal-care timing and incontinence-care processes
    • Weak family communication and complaint-resolution processes
    • Billing and authorization control weaknesses
    • Insufficient incident escalation and regulatory-readiness

    Summary of reviews

    This collection of reviews presents a mixed picture of care at the facility. Positive comments emphasize the compassion and clinical skill of many direct-care and therapy staff, a generally comfortable environment for residents, and strong leadership in housekeeping that contributes to clean, orderly common areas. At the same time, multiple submissions raise operational and clinical concerns that suggest variability in day-to-day performance.

    Care quality appears uneven. Several families praised nursing and therapy personnel for competent, patient-focused caregiving, but others described delays in routine personal care and issues with clinical monitoring, including hydration management and other aspects of ongoing resident observation. These descriptions point to lapses in consistency rather than uniformly poor clinical skill; prospective families should assess how the facility monitors residents between scheduled checks and how shift-to-shift handoffs are handled.

    Staffing and conduct present a similar mixed pattern. Reviewers noted caring, patient bedside staff and a positive housekeeping manager, while also noting inconsistent responsiveness from certain caregivers or during particular shifts. There are mentions of concerns about staff conduct and the timeliness of attending to resident needs; in parallel, administrative responsiveness was criticizedโ€”family phone calls and complaints were said to go unanswered at times. These items collectively suggest variability in staffing reliability and follow-up protocols rather than a single consistent profile.

    Facilities and sanitation are described positively in many comments but with exceptions. Housekeeping leadership receives praise, yet other remarks indicate sanitation concerns in specific areas or units, implying uneven housekeeping standards across the building. There is limited and inconsistent information about dining and activities in the available summaries; neither robust praise nor a consistent pattern of problems emerged, so families should request current menus, activity calendars, and sample programming during a visit.

    Management and administrative functions are a recurrent concern. Reviewers cited unreturned calls, perceived shortcomings in complaint resolution, and at least one mention of unauthorized charges or billing irregularities. There are also references to incidents that prompted regulatory attention and allegations directed at family members in the context of dispute resolution. These points indicate weaknesses in communication, billing controls, and incident-escalation processes that the facility would need to address to restore confidence.

    For families considering this facility, recommended next steps include an on-site visit focused on observing staff-resident interactions across multiple shifts, reviewing staffing ratios and handoff procedures, asking for documentation of clinical-monitoring protocols (including hydration and incontinence-care practices), reviewing recent survey and licensing history, and clarifying billing and grievance procedures. Such targeted inquiries can help determine whether the facility's positive clinical strengths are supported by consistent operational practices.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    University Park Skilled Nursing & Therapy is located at 1201 N Vinita Ave, Tahlequah, OK, 74464.

    About University Park Skilled Nursing & Therapy

    University Park Skilled Nursing & Therapy in Tahlequah, Oklahoma is a nursing home that focuses on skilled nursing and therapy services, and you'll find it's set up to meet residents' individual needs, since there are room types like studio, semi-private, shared, and companion rooms, each with their own setups, and people can choose what fits them best. You get amenities such as housekeeping, on-site laundry, and different dining options, like meals in a dining room or delivered to rooms, which helps make things comfortable for everyone staying there. There are indoor and outdoor areas where folks can gather and have social or active events, so no one has to sit in their room all day unless they want to.

    This facility has memory care services designed for seniors with Alzheimer's and other dementias, offering the level of guidance and security those residents need, and there are skilled nursing and therapy services around the clock, so the staff is always available to help. The medical director-who's licensed-helps coordinate in-depth care with things like wound care, IV therapy, oxygen therapy, diabetes management, and care for heart, mobility, and nutrition issues, and you'll see that they treat strokes, heart conditions, breathing problems, and more. They work with folks recovering from surgery or illness too, providing long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and post-hospital therapies done by certified physical, occupational, and speech therapists, so residents can get help regaining their strength or abilities after hospital stays.

    Services include medication monitoring, treatment for chronic problems, and help with things like broken bones or joint replacements. The staff tries to serve people with compassion and dignity. Tim Potteiger is the administrator. The facility has an average public rating of 9 out of 10, but the nursing home part recently got a 1-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. University Park Skilled Nursing & Therapy mainly focuses on nursing care, skilled therapies, and health services for those needing recovery and help with daily life.

    People often ask...

    University Park Skilled Nursing & Therapy offers assisted living and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 1201 N Vinita Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464.

    No, University Park Skilled Nursing & Therapy 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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