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Help with bathing, dressing and grooming
On your schedule, by a small team of caregivers who stay with the same residents.
Care levelVol. 98 · LawtonThe Summer Issue
The Meridian Hill Monthly · Lawton, Oklahoma
Fort Sill to Mount Scott: sixty-two stories under one roof.
Sixty-two private apartments on Lawton's west side, where a good share of the neighbors wore a uniform, the coffee is strong, and caregivers and a licensed nurse look after the daily details.
What sets us apart
Where we shine
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Three meals a day
Chef-cooked, with a choice at every meal and diabetic, low-sodium and soft diets followed.
Included
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VA benefits desk
Help gathering paperwork for the VA Aid & Attendance pension and working with an accredited representative.
Tue & ThuFrom the director's desk
A place for people who have been places.
Lawton is an Army town, and Meridian Hill has always reflected that. Our residents have been stationed in Germany, Korea and Fort Hood, taught at Cameron, ran the feed store on Cache Road and raised kids who now live in four time zones. They arrive with stories, and they want neighbors who'll trade them.
What they need from us is help with the parts of life that got harder: bathing, medicines, cooking, the long nights. We provide it quietly, on their schedule, with caregivers who stay. I retired from Fort Sill in 2014 and have run this community since 2016; my rule is that it should run as well as a good unit, and feel nothing like one.
Denise Marlow, executive director
- 62private apartments
- 41%of residents are veterans or military spouses
- 24/7caregivers awake and on site
- 1998serving Comanche County families
Photo tour
In this issue
Sample family reviews
Letters to the editor
Dad is a retired first sergeant and he does not hand out compliments. He told me the night shift here 'runs a tight ship.' That's the highest praise I've ever heard him give.
Helen spent three afternoons on Mom's Aid & Attendance paperwork. The pension now covers a real part of her rent.
We're stationed in Germany. Marcus sets up a video call every Sunday and makes sure Mom has her glasses on and her hair done.
I came for the apartment and stayed for Friday coffee. Forty years since Vietnam and I finally found guys who want to talk about it.
Gloria noticed Mom was confused one morning, checked for an infection and called the doctor before lunch. She was back to herself in two days.
The price on our first tour sheet is the price we pay. No surprises in three years.
Mom planted zinnias in the garden club bed in May and brought me a bouquet every week all summer.
Activities & dining
This week at Meridian Hill
A sample week. The full calendar goes up in the lobby on the first of the month and is emailed to families.
Mon
- Chair exercise and coffee in the courtyard
- Pinochle in the card room
Tue
- Bingo with prizes from the Main Street shops
- VA benefits desk open, 1 to 4
Wed
- Bus to the commissary and pharmacy
- Bible study in the chapel
Thu
- Live fiddle and guitar after supper
- Garden club in the raised beds
Rooms & suites
Floor plans
Every apartment has a private bath with a walk-in shower, a kitchenette and emergency call in each room.
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Studio
One open room with a sleeping area, a sitting area and a kitchenette.
- Kitchenette
- Walk-in shower
- Courtyard or street view
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One-bedroom
A separate bedroom and a living room with space for the recliner and the shadow box.
- Separate bedroom
- Two closets
- Kitchenette
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One-bedroom deluxe
Our corner apartments, with windows on two sides and a view west toward the Wichita Mountains.
- Corner windows
- Mountain view
- Walk-in closet
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Two-bedroom companion
For couples or siblings: two bedrooms, two baths and a shared living room.
- Two bedrooms
- Two baths
- Room for two
Our team
The masthead
Denise Marlow
Executive Director
Gloria Tsosie, RN
Wellness Director
Marcus Freeman
Life Enrichment Director
Chef Andre Coleman
Dining Director
Insurance & payment
Paying for care
Helen walks every family through the options before move-in.
Private pay
One monthly bill: rent plus care level, no entrance fee.
VA Aid & Attendance
A monthly pension for eligible wartime veterans and surviving spouses. Our benefits desk helps with the application.
Long-term care insurance
We file monthly claims with your carrier.
Medicaid ADvantage waiver
May help qualifying Oklahomans with care costs in participating assisted living. Ask whether a waiver apartment is available.
For families
For families
For the people who visit, call and worry.
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Visit any time
No visiting hours. Stay for a meal; tell the front desk by ten.
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Far-away family
Video calls any day, and a monthly email update from the wellness director if you'd like one.
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Care conferences
At thirty days and every six months after, in person or by phone.
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Label everything
Names in clothes and on shadow boxes, hearing aids and glasses cases.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Comanche County readers' choice · assisted living (sample)
- Veteran-friendly community recognition (sample)
- Oklahoma licensed assisted living center
- Lawton Fort Sill Chamber member
Now hiring
Caregivers, med aides and cooks, including military spouses. Flexible shifts and a team that understands PCS season.
Visit
West on Gore, north on Meridian Hill
- 5100 W Meridian Hill Drive
Lawton, OK
Visitor parking is in front of the flagpole. The main doors are automatic and the walk is level, with a covered drop-off for wheelchairs. - (580) 555-0124
- Text us
- tours@meridianhill.example
- Meridian Hill Assisted Living
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 5p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Veterans benefits deskTue & Thu, 1p – 4p
- Families visitAny time
Veterans and surviving spouses: our benefits desk is open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, no appointment needed.
Pull up a chair. The coffee's on.
Call or text Denise to schedule a visit. Family overseas can book a video tour any weekday.