Memory Care Center at Emerald: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Memory Care Center at Emerald is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Claremore, Oklahoma, part of Emerald Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 68.9% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Memory Care Center at Emerald
2700 North Hickory StreetClaremore, OK 74017
Rogers County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Memory Care Center at Emerald, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Oklahoma average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.47 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.39 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.20 | 3.44 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
68.9% of nursing staff at Memory Care Center at Emerald left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,239 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2024 | Fine | $15,239 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Memory Care Center at Emerald holds 1 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Memory Care Center at Emerald
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Emerald Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Memory Care Center at Emerald, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 4, 2013
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Memory Care Center at Emerald
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Emerald Care Center Claremore Claremore | 0.1 | 129 | 2.44 | 3.43 | 56.2% | 2 | None |
| Claremore Skilled Nursing and Therapy Claremore | 1.6 | 118 | 1.88 | 3.30 | 67.1% | 3 | None |
| Rolling Hills Care Center Catoosa | 12.5 | 126 | 2.13 | 3.27 | 58.3% | 4 | None |
| Baptist Village of Owasso Owasso | 13.0 | 120 | 3.36 | 4.78 | 71.9% | 3 | $18,155 |
| North County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Collinsville | 13.1 | 119 | 2.13 | 3.42 | 54.7% | 2 | $17,641 |
| Sequoyah Pointe Living Center Owasso | 13.3 | 92 | 2.47 | 3.43 | 63.0% | 4 | $52,192 |
| The Highlands at Owasso Owasso | 13.3 | 105 | 2.86 | 4.10 | 77.4% | 2 | $23,179 |
| Lane Nursing & Ventilator Care Inola | 13.8 | 65 | 2.92 | 4.27 | — | 1 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.