University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory is a 139-bed for-profit nursing home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, part of Bridges Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.57 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 34.7% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory
1201 North Vinita AvenueTahlequah, OK 74464
Cherokee County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory, nurse aides logged 2.57 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Oklahoma average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 123 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.57 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.93 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.95 | 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
34.7% of nursing staff at University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory holds 4 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Bridges Health, 33 homes
- Legal name: University Northwest LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near University Park Skilled Nursing and Therapy Memory
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cherokee County Nursing Center Tahlequah | 0.9 | 110 | 2.77 | 4.13 | 48.5% | 4 | None |
| Sequoyah Pointe Skilled Nursing and Therapy Tahlequah | 1.0 | 125 | 1.98 | 3.32 | 49.0% | 4 | None |
| Fort Gibson Care & Rehab Center Fort Gibson | 17.8 | 66 | 2.75 | 3.88 | 52.7% | 3 | $53,271 |
| Stilwell Nursing and Rehab Stilwell | 20.6 | 120 | 2.31 | 3.22 | 38.9% | 4 | None |
| Eastgate Village Care & Rehab Center Muskogee · staffing data not validated | 23.2 | 110 | — | — | 58.4% | 2 | None |
| Wagoner Health & Rehab Wagoner | 23.5 | 117 | 3.03 | 4.11 | 55.0% | 2 | None |
| York Manor Nursing Home Muskogee | 24.4 | 60 | 2.40 | 3.21 | 69.4% | 1 | None |
| Muskogee Nursing Center Muskogee | 24.6 | 58 | 2.25 | 3.16 | — | 1 | $52,135 |
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.