Cherokee County Nursing Center
1504 North Cedar Avenue, Tahlequah, OK, 74464
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Central Arkansas Nursing Centers
- Certified beds
- 110 · avg 105 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 49.6% — lower than most Oklahoma nursing homesOklahoma avg: 56.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Oklahoma averageOklahoma avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 375324
- Certified beds
- 110 beds · avg 105 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Cherokee County Nursing Center Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Central Arkansas Nursing Centers
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Central Arkansas Nursing Centers chain — 39 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Michael s Morton
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 2025
- Ward Manor Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- James Mark Seratt
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Mark Erwin
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Jerry d Sams
Corporate Officer · since 2014
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 24)
- D0761·Jul 3, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0693·Jul 3, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0880·Mar 5, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0610·Mar 5, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·Mar 5, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0881·Feb 16, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E0759·Feb 16, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E0554·Feb 16, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Feb 10, 2023. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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