Hospice of the Cherokee
Medicare-certified hospice in Tahlequah, OK
Medicare-certified94% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 1630 N Cedar Avenue, Tahlequah, OK 74464
- Phone
- (918) 458-5080
- Listed under
- Offers higher levels of care
- Medicare CCN
- 371588
- Ownership
- Other
- Medicare-certified since
- Jul 13, 2000
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 94%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 90%
- Hospice Care Index
- 8 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 14
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- Cherokee
What families said
From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:
| Communicated well with the family | 89% |
| Provided timely help | 84% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 98% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 95% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 87% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 94% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 90% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 8 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 88.39% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 9.5% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $12,463 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 96% |
| Nursing facilities | 2% |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 2% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 29% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 26% |
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.