Nursing home
Memory Care Center at Emerald
2700 North Hickory Street, Claremore, OK 74017 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Emerald Healthcare (14 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Memory Care Center at Emerald is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Claremore, Oklahoma. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the Oklahoma average of 3.84. Its most recent inspection on May 14, 2024 cited 21 deficiencies.
- 8 fines totaling $143,106In CMS records: 8 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Memory Care Center at Emerald 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) | 3.51 | 3.84 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 68.0% | 56.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 21.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 8 fines totaling $143,106, 8 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Memory Care Center at Emerald
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
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · 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 · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · 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
- 2700 North Hickory Street
Claremore, OK 74017 - CMS certification #
- 375553
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 57.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2013-06-04
- Chain
- Emerald Healthcare (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Emerald Healthcare
Emerald Healthcare operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Emerald Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hillcrest Hospital Claremore, Claremore. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Emerald Care Center Claremore, Claremore. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Community Home Health, Inc., Claremore. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 74017 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Claremore Dialysis Center, Claremore, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Claremore, Claremore, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Bailey Dialysis Center, Owasso, 11.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 38 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 74017.
Vialife Hospice LLC, office in Pryor, 17.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Millennium Hospice, Inc, office in Tulsa, 17.7 miles away, straight line
Enhabit Hospice, office in Broken Arrow, 21.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Robert Burns, MD, Tusla. 20.9 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 Rogers County, OK, risk to homes is greater than 14% of communities in Oklahoma and 74% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Memory Care Center at Emerald a good nursing home?
CMS gives Memory Care Center at Emerald an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Memory Care Center at Emerald staffed?
Memory Care Center at Emerald reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oklahoma average of 3.84.
Has Memory Care Center at Emerald had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 21 deficiencies.
How many beds does Memory Care Center at Emerald have?
Memory Care Center at Emerald is certified for 60 beds.