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Skilled nursing visits
Assessments, symptom checks and plain-English teaching.
MedicareHome health · Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Half of healing is skill. The other half is showing up.
Skilled nurses and therapists who come to your home in Okmulgee, Henryetta, Beggs, Morris and Checotah, after a hospital stay, a surgery or a new diagnosis. Medicare-certified since 2002.
- 2002first visit from Sixth Street
- 4counties along the Deep Fork
- 44nurses, therapists and aides
The two halves
Skilled care, and somebody who notices.
A good home health visit has two halves. The first is clinical: the wound measured, the lungs listened to, the medicine list checked against the bottles on the counter. The second is human: noticing the stack of unopened mail, the empty refrigerator, the way your mother's voice sounds today compared to Tuesday.
Lorraine Harjo-Bell founded Deep Fork in 2002 after twenty years as a public health nurse in Okmulgee County, and she hires for both halves. Our nurses are excellent at the first. They're chosen for the second.
— Lorraine Harjo-Bell, RN, founder
What sets us apart
Where we shine
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Medication reconciliation
Every bottle in the house checked against the doctor's list.
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Physical therapy
Strength, balance and walking on your own floors and steps.
Medicare
We bring the clinical skill a hospital would. We also bring patience, the right questions and enough time to sit down. Good home health needs both halves.
Photo tour
A week of visits
Our team
The people at your door
Lorraine Harjo-Bell, RN
Founder & Administrator
Dr. Raymond Tiger, DO
Medical Director
Kelly Brewer, RN, BSN
Director of Nursing
Marcus Grayson, PT, DPT
Therapy Director
Sample family reviews
From the families we visit
The nurse noticed Mama's refrigerator was nearly empty. By Friday she had meals coming. Nobody else had looked.
Marcus got me walking to the end of my drive and back after my hip. It's a long drive.
Shawna has been our nurse twice now, six years apart. She remembered my husband's dog's name.
Trina came out past Checotah twice a week for three months. The wound finally closed.
They coordinated with the Creek Nation clinic so Dad's care actually fit together.
The night nurse talked me through Mom's breathing at 3 a.m. We stayed home and she was fine.
Elena rearranged my kitchen after my stroke so I could cook one-handed. I made fry bread for her.
They asked about me, the daughter, not just my mother. Nobody had done that in two years.
Dennis found a Medicare Savings Program we didn't know about. It saves us $170 a month.
Paula had the first visit booked before we left the hospital in Tulsa.
Care settings
Wherever home happens to be
Same nurses, same standards, any address in our four counties.
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Your own home
From brick houses near the square to farmhouses outside Morris.
- Nursing
- Therapy
- Aide visits
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Out in the country
Gravel roads and long drives are part of every route.
- Rural routes
- Lab draws at home
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Senior apartments and assisted living
We coordinate with staff so skilled care comes to your apartment.
- Shared updates
- Medication review
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A family member's home
Recovering at your son's in Beggs? We'll visit you there.
- Caregiver teaching
- Equipment setup
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On video, between visits
Quick check-ins when a full visit isn't needed.
- Same-day calls
- Wound photo review
- 2002first visit from Sixth Street
- 4counties along the Deep Fork
- 44nurses, therapists and aides
- 7 daysa week of nursing visits
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Community Choice · Best Home Health Agency
- Regional Business Journal · Best Places to Work
- Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
- County Chamber · Business of the Year
- Rural Health Association · Partner
- Family Caregiver Coalition · Partner
- Regional Hospital Network · Preferred Partner
- Hometown Newspaper · Readers' Favorite
Now hiring
Good routes, reasonable caseloads and a team hired for both halves.
Contact
Serving Okmulgee, Okfuskee, McIntosh and Creek counties
- 214 W Sixth Street
Okmulgee, OK
Free parking on Sixth Street and in the lot behind the building. Level entry at the back door. - (918) 555-0167
- Text us
- care@deepforkhh.example
- Deep Fork Home Health
Office & nurse line
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Intake by phone, Sat9a – 1p
- Nurse line for patients24 hours
After hours, the main line rings the on-call RN, who can see your chart.
Home from the hospital? We'll be there tomorrow.
Call the office, or tell your doctor or hospital case manager you'd like Deep Fork Home Health.