Rolling Hills Care Center in Catoosa, OK, offers several types of care for older adults who can't live on their own anymore but don't always need hospital-level services, and folks call the place a nursing home, with some comparing it to an in-between option for those not quite needing constant skilled nursing but needing more help than basic assisted living. Residents get help with daily tasks like moving from beds to wheelchairs, bathing, grooming, teeth brushing, nail trimming, and the staff takes care of cooking three meals a day with snacks ready around the clock, along with keeping up laundry and housekeeping. The center helps people monitor insulin if they have diabetes and has caregivers available all hours, every day of the year, so someone's always around for emergencies; the registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified med aids, certified nurse aides, and a medical director are on staff at all times. There are different room types, like studios, one-bedroom, semi-private, and two-bedroom setups, and every level of care-high, medium, or low-has its own price, accepted from private pay, veteran's benefits, social security, commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, and they take credit cards too.
Folks can choose long-term care, short-term skilled nursing, intermediate care, respite care, or hospice benefits, and for people getting over a hospital stay or a tough illness, there's therapy for improving strength or flexibility, even speech therapy if someone's had trouble talking or swallowing after a stroke or heart attack. The team works with each person's doctor to set up a plan that helps residents feel as good as they can and sometimes get well enough to return home. Even though there isn't much talk about fancy features, there's enough to make daily life easier, like wheelchair accessibility, onsite parking, restrooms, air conditioning, a separate barber shop for haircuts and coloring, and common indoor spots for socializing and activities that help keep up movement and friendships, with guidance available from local senior living advisors and expert resources about long-term care and family caregiving. When a resident needs to see a different doctor or get treatment somewhere else, the staff helps set up those appointments and even handles hospital transfers in emergencies.
Rolling Hills Care Center has been around for more than 50 years and has four sister homes in the Tulsa area, all run by Comprehensive Management Services, Inc., doing business as TRIACLE, a family-owned company that keeps the same care systems and rules at each place. Everything is certified by CMS to make sure the care meets all federal and state guidelines as both an Intermediate Care Facility and a Skilled Nursing Facility, with their own modern equipment for therapy and rehab, and outside specialists come in to help with therapy services. The goal here is always to create a calm and comfortable setting where older adults get as much help as they need-and folks say the staff tries to make things feel home-like, even if things aren't perfect, and reviews average about 3.2 out of 5 stars from people who've shared their experiences.
