Nursing home
Chandler Therapy & Living Center
601 West 1St Street, Chandler, OK 74834 · Map
For profit - Individual · 76 certified beds
Chandler Therapy & Living Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chandler, Oklahoma. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.32 hours per resident per day, above the Oklahoma average of 3.84. Its most recent inspection on Aug 14, 2024 cited 28 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 27 fines totaling $283,921In CMS records: 29 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chandler Therapy & Living Center compares
This facility vs. the Oklahoma and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Oklahoma avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.32 | 3.84 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.91 | 2.57 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 56.4% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 28.0 | 7.2 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the December 15, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 19, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 27 fines totaling $283,921, 29 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Chandler Therapy & Living Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 601 West 1St Street
Chandler, OK 74834 - CMS certification #
- 375470
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 76
- Avg residents/day
- 36.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-08-09
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2023
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Sep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023. Violations found: Minimum wage. Back wages: $3,187 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Chandler Therapy & Living Center (Chandler Therapy & Living Center LLC). Case 1989439.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Rural Wellness Stroud Hospital, Stroud. 15.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Stroud Nursing & Rehab, Stroud. 10.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Best Home Health Care, Inc, Chandler. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Perkins Drug. 20.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 74834 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 74834.
Cohesive Healthcare, office in Shawnee, 23.1 miles away, straight line
Heartland Hospice (Shawnee), office in Shawnee, 24.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Inpatient Care Physician Services LLC, Edmond. 29.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Chandler, OK, risk to homes is greater than 49% of communities in Oklahoma and 90% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chandler Therapy & Living Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chandler Therapy & Living Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chandler Therapy & Living Center staffed?
Chandler Therapy & Living Center reports 4.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oklahoma average of 3.84.
Has Chandler Therapy & Living Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 28 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Chandler Therapy & Living Center have?
Chandler Therapy & Living Center is certified for 76 beds.