Vivian Okafor-Hale
Founder and administrator
Fifteen years in hotel management taught Vivian how a good evening should feel. She opened Lilac Hill in 2015 after caring for her father.
Our people
Meet our team
Nurses, caregivers and leaders who stay, and who know every resident by name.
Our team
The people who keep the lamps lit
Claire Benningfield, RN
Consulting registered nurse
Claire reviews every resident's health and medications and trains the team in sundowning care.
Marcus Greer, CMA
Evening care lead
Marcus leads the evening shift, which he says is the best one. He also takes requests at the record player.
Elena Vasquez, CMA
Day care lead
Elena runs the day team and the morning walk, and calls families with the weekly update.
Ethan Brooks, CNA
Night caregiver
Ethan keeps the house calm overnight and keeps the night log every family can read in the morning.
Rosa Delacruz
Chef
Rosa cooked in Tulsa hotel kitchens for twenty years. Her suppers are the reason families stay late.
Simone Adebayo
Evening programs
Simone books the musicians, runs book club and organizes the holiday evenings.
Rev. Daniel Okoro
Visiting chaplain
Rev. Okoro visits weekly and on request, and is glad to sit with residents of any faith or none.
Sample family reviews
From Lilac Hill families
Mama ate supper at four-thirty at her last place and was in bed by seven. Here she dresses for dinner and stays up for the piano.
Dad gets confused late in the day. At Lilac Hill the lights stay soft, Marcus puts on Nat King Cole, and the evenings are calm again.
The night log is the best thing. I read it with my coffee and know exactly how Mom slept.
I come for Thursday supper every week. The food is better than most restaurants in Tulsa.
My parents still dance in the parlor. Fifty-nine years married and a record player is all it takes.
Vivian ran hotels, and it shows. Every detail is thought through, from the turn-down to the bud vase on the tray.
When we needed hospice, they lit a candle in his suite every night. We were all there. It was peaceful.
I was afraid she would feel like a patient. She feels like a guest who never has to check out.
Fourteen suites means fourteen people the staff truly knows. You can feel it.
Come for supper. Stay for the music.
Our Thursday evening tours are the best way to see Lilac Hill. Call Vivian, or reserve a time below.