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Bathing, dressing and grooming
On your schedule, by caregivers who know your routine.
Care levelAssisted living · Ardmore, Oklahoma
Somebody's always got a story going.
Fifty-two apartments under old post oaks in northwest Ardmore, with caregivers awake all night and a calendar full enough that people complain they can't fit it all in.
The Carter Oaks scrapbook
Twenty years of Tuesdays worth remembering.
We opened in 2004 with eighteen residents and a borrowed van. Two decades later the van is ours, there's a raised garden that out-produces most backyards in Carter County, and the Friday domino game has its own trophy, a bowling pin someone spray-painted gold in 2011.
The care is the steady part underneath. A nurse oversees every care plan and medication, caregivers are awake and walking the halls all night, and the same faces show up shift after shift. That steadiness is what lets everything else be fun.
— Renée Castañeda, executive director
Photo tour
From the album
What sets us apart
Where we shine
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Three meals and two snacks a day
Fried catfish on Fridays, a salad bar every day, special diets followed.
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Garden club and the raised beds
Tomatoes, okra and zinnias, from seed in March to the last picking in October.
WeeklySample family reviews
Families talking
Mama hadn't touched a paintbrush since 1978. Last month she sold a watercolor at the Christmas bazaar for twelve dollars and she is insufferable about it.
Daddy and two other retired roughnecks have taken over the garden. They argue about tomato cages every morning. He's happier than he's been in years.
Tasha caught a urinary infection in Mom before she was really sick. She called me, called the doctor, and had the prescription filled by supper.
I came for the help with my pills. I stayed for the dominoes. Don't tell my kids.
They told us exactly what Dad's care level would cost and why, line by line. No surprises in two years.
Our team
The people you'll call
Renée Castañeda
Executive Director
Renée started at Carter Oaks as the activities director in 2006 and has run the place since 2015. She grew up in Ardmore and still knows which residents taught her in grade school.
Tasha Mayfield, RN
Wellness Director
Tasha writes every care plan and reviews it every ninety days. Before Carter Oaks she spent twelve years as a hospital floor nurse in Ardmore.
Darnell Hughes
Activities Director
Darnell runs the calendar, drives the fishing trips and refuses to let anyone skip bingo without a good excuse.
Marco Ibarra
Dining Services Manager
Marco cooks from scratch and keeps a list of every resident's birthday cake order. His Friday catfish has a waiting list.
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Life here lately
Now hiring
Steady hours, paid training and the best potluck in Carter County.
Visit
Off Cottonwood, just west of Commerce
- 1815 Cottonwood Lane NW
Ardmore, OK
Guest parking wraps the front circle. The main doors are automatic, and there are benches under the oaks if you're early. - (580) 555-0158
- Text us
- hello@carteroaks.example
- Carter Oaks Assisted Living
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 6p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
Supper's at five. Visiting families are always welcome to pull up a chair.
Bring your questions. We'll bring the coffee.
Call or text Renée and pick a time. If you like fishing, ask about the next trip to Lake Murray.