Cherokee County, Oklahoma
County inventory for Cherokee County, Oklahoma is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Cherokee County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Oklahoma medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet OK-CHEROKEE-OKLAHOMA · Cherokee, OK
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 374 beds
- STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-MID #1,049/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,150/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 4/4 HH
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Cherokee County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Cherokee County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 374 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.7/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 Oklahoma medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,150/mo, semi-private nursing $7,026/mo, private nursing $7,756/mo, home health aide $6,292/mo, adult day $1,993/mo. Local Cherokee County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 2 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Partnership (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Sequoyah Pointe Skilled Nursing and Therapy, University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Cherokee, OK
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 4★
- 3 3★
Nursing Homes in Cherokee County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoyah Pointe Skilled Nursing and Therapy | Tahlequah | 4/5 | 125 | For profit - Partnership |
| University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory | Tahlequah | 4/5 | 139 | For profit - Partnership |
| Cherokee County Nursing Center | Tahlequah | 3/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Cherokee County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Heathcare of Mcalester, LLC | Tahlequah | 3.5 |
| Cherokee Nation Home Health Services, Inc. | Tahlequah | 2.5 |
| Cornerstone at Home Care | Tahlequah | 2.0 |
| Cornerstone Health Care, Inc. | Tahlequah | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Cherokee
Continue on the Oklahoma elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Oklahoma state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Cherokee County.