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Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah is a 55-bed Level II assisted living community at 1380 N Heritage Lane, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, offering assisted living, memory care, daily living support, physician services, laundry, housekeeping, fitness center, and spa and beauty salon with 24-hour staffing. Current occupancy is 37 of 55 beds (67 percent) as of August 2025, below Oklahoma average of 60.6 percent, with steady growth from 18 residents in March 2019 to 37 in August 2025. The facility does not accept Medicaid or Medicare. Nursing care averages 28 percent above Oklahoma state benchmark.
Licensed by B & H ALF Operations Tahlequah, LLC through May 2028.
Twelve inspections from March 2019 through August 2025 yield 1.8 deficiencies per year, 63 percent better than Oklahoma average of 4.9. Recent findings show administrative compliance challenges. The August 2025 complaint survey found 5 deficiencies: incomplete health professional assessments, unsigned or uncoordinated preadmission assessments, failure to hold quarterly quality assurance meetings, delayed incident reporting beyond 5-day follow-up and 10-day final report deadlines, and lack of self-administration medication assessment implementation. The May 2025 renewal license found zero deficiencies.
The February 2025 state licensure survey found one food service deficiency regarding missing hair nets in kitchen. The June 2024 relicensure survey identified 3 deficiencies in assessment coordination, missing resident or representative interview signatures on assessments, and unsecured portable oxygen tanks. The February 2024 complaint regarding hot water availability and staffing was unsubstantiated. Earlier significant deficiencies appeared in May 2023 with 2 food service and equipment security findings regarding kitchen staff appearance and unsecured ice machines.
Multiple renewal licenses from February 2021 through May 2023 found zero deficiencies. The March 2019 relicensure survey found zero deficiencies. No fines or enforcement actions appear in the available record. Assessment coordination and documentation have recurred in recent deficiencies.
Occupancy has steadily increased from 18 residents in 2019 to current 37, suggesting consistent resident demand. Tahlequah is county seat of Cherokee County in northeast Oklahoma; Tahlequah Regional Medical Center is primary nearby acute-care resource.
Families should ask administrators directly about current assessment protocols, quality assurance committee meeting schedules, and corrective measures taken following the August 2025 findings.
Higher than the Oklahoma average: 60.6%Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah is administrated by Lakehsha Mcnac.
In Oklahoma, the State Department of Health, Protective Health Services is the regulatory body responsible for conducting unannounced inspections and reporting on facility compliance.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Oklahoma state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 11 | 8 | This facility has 38% more total deficiencies than a typical Oklahoma nursing home (11 vs. OK avg 8).↑ 38% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2019.
| 1.6 | 1.1 | This facility has 45% more deficiencies per year than a typical Oklahoma nursing home (1.6 vs. OK avg 1.1).↑ 45% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspection on August 27, 2025, found deficiencies related to resident assessments, incident reporting, medication self-administration policies, and quality assurance committee meetings. Earlier inspections showed a pattern of similar issues with resident assessments and staff practices, as well as some food safety concerns and securing of equipment. Complaint investigations were mostly unsubstantiated, except for the recent substantiated deficiencies noted in the August 2025 complaint survey. Enforcement actions such as fines or license suspensions were not listed in the available reports. The facility’s inspection history shows recurring administrative and procedural deficiencies without a clear trend of improvement or worsening over time.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
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Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah has a walk score of 80. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.
Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah's occupancy is 67%.
Lakehsha McNac is the administrator of Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah.
Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah has 55 beds.
Yes — there are 4 photos of Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah in the photo gallery on this page.
Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah is located at 1380 N HERITAGE LANE.
(918) 456-7117 will put you in contact with the team at Countryside Assisted Living of Tahlequah.
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