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Tamarack Retirement Center is a 68-bed assisted living and memory care center at 1224 East Tamarack Road, Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma. Operated by JCMH Health Care Corporation and licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Health, the community offers assisted living and memory care with 24-hour certified staff. Current occupancy is 47 residents from a 68-bed capacity (69 percent). Nursing hours averaged 28 percent above the Oklahoma state benchmark.
Amenities include group activities, wireless call systems, comfortable community areas, security systems, covered parking, 24-hour certified staff, and transportation for medical and dental appointments, shopping, errands, and social events. Private pay; Medicaid and Medicare not accepted.
The regulatory record reflects strong compliance with periodic corrections. Over six years, Tamarack logged five deficiencies, averaging 0.8 annually, 84 percent better than Oklahoma’s 4.9-deficiency benchmark.
An October 16, 2019, relicensure survey cited four deficiencies: registered nurse failed to ensure accuracy of monthly medication reviews and staff delegated to perform monthly medication counts for two sampled residents, the facility failed to ensure an antibiotic was available for one of two sampled residents with physician orders, the facility failed to maintain an individual inventory record for a schedule II medication for one sampled resident, and the facility failed to ensure resident rights related to medical care. These deficiencies represented potential for more than minimal harm.
A revisit on January 30, 2020, confirmed correction. A July 29, 2020, COVID-19 special focus infection control survey found no deficiencies. Relicensure surveys on August 18, 2020, November 10, 2022, and June 20, 2025, found no deficiencies.
A February 28, 2024, licensure survey with complaint investigation found one deficiency: the facility failed to report required incidents to the Oklahoma State Department of Health within one business day for five of twelve sampled residents. The Administrator acknowledged late reporting and lack of a reporting policy.
The facility’s occupancy declined from 51 residents in October 2019 to 47 residents in February 2024. No fines or license suspensions are recorded.
The facility provides assisted living and memory care with 24-hour certified staff. Licensed capacity is 68 beds with current occupancy of 47 residents (69 percent). Occupancy has declined over five years. Nursing hours 28 percent above Oklahoma benchmark.
Operator is JCMH Health Care Corporation.
The facility’s 84 percent better-than-state-average deficiency rate and consistent zero-deficiency relicensure surveys since 2020 demonstrate sustained operational compliance. The October 2019 medication and resident rights deficiencies were corrected by January 2020; the February 2024 incident reporting deficiency reflects procedural gaps.
Families considering Tamarack Retirement Center should verify whether deficiencies have been addressed through sustained policy updates and staff training before placement.
Higher than the Oklahoma average: 60.6%Tamarack Retirement Center is administrated by Dakota Mcgrory.
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
| This Facility | OK Average | vs. OK Avg |
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 5 | 8 | This facility has 38% fewer total deficiencies than a typical Oklahoma nursing home (5 vs. OK avg 8).↓ 38% better |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2019.
| 0.7 | 1.1 | This facility has 36% fewer deficiencies per year than a typical Oklahoma nursing home (0.7 vs. OK avg 1.1).↓ 36% better |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
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Tamarack Retirement Center has a walk score of 57. Moderately walkable. Some errands can be accomplished on foot, with a mix of nearby amenities.
Tamarack Retirement Center's occupancy is 69%.
Dakota McGrory is the administrator of Tamarack Retirement Center.
Tamarack Retirement Center has 68 beds.
Yes — there are 17 photos of Tamarack Retirement Center in the photo gallery on this page.
Tamarack Retirement Center is located at 1224 EAST TAMARACK ROAD.
(580) 379-6988 will put you in contact with the team at Tamarack Retirement Center.
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