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IncludedVol. 09 · OkmulgeeThe Spring Issue
The Primrose Hall Journal · Okmulgee, Oklahoma
This season at Primrose Hall: tea, roses and the best company in town.
A licensed residential care home with sixteen private suites, three blocks from the square. Thoughtful care, a sunny parlor and friends who become family.
What sets us apart
The cover stories
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Afternoon tea in the parlor
At three, on china, with something fresh from the oven.
Daily
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Three meals, cooked here
Fried chicken Sundays, Indian tacos on the first Friday and pie whenever someone asks.
IncludedEditor's letter
A house where every day has something worth telling.
Delphine Harjo-Mays grew up two streets over, in a house where her grandmother kept roses and served tea to anyone who stopped by. After twenty years as a nurse in Tulsa, she came home in 2009 and bought the big brick house on 7th Street that she had admired since she was a girl.
Primrose Hall has sixteen suites, a parlor full of sunlight, a garden of old roses and a team that has, by now, heard most of the town's best stories. We help with whatever the day calls for, from a shower to a medication to a ride to church. And we make sure there is always a reason to come downstairs.
— Delphine Harjo-Mays, RN, founder and administrator
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Okmulgee County Readers' Choice · Best Senior Care (sample)
- Okmulgee Main Street · Preservation Award (sample)
- Family survey · 99% would recommend (sample)
- Licensed residential care home · Oklahoma
Photo tour
In this issue
Sample family reviews
Letters from families
Mother has worn a hat to Sunday dinner every week since she moved in. Odessa says it is the best-dressed table in the county.
Delphine grew up two streets from my mother's house. They talk about the old neighbors for hours.
The rose garden club has given Dad a job again. He has opinions about every bush.
Marisa handled the VA paperwork from start to finish. I just signed where she pointed.
My grandmother has a best friend for the first time since the 1960s. They sit together at tea every day.
Teresa caught Mom's infection early and called me before the doctor's office did.
The grandchild teas are adorable. My daughter wore her Easter dress and poured for Grandma.
Jamal leaves a little note about Dad's night. I read it with my coffee every morning in Dallas.
When Mama went on hospice, the whole team came to her room with a rose from the garden.
Sixteen suites means everybody knows everybody. It feels like a big family house.
We toured places in Tulsa and Muskogee. Nothing compared to the light in that parlor.
- 16private suites, each with a bath
- 2009the year Primrose Hall opened
- 4:1residents to caregivers by day
- 40rose bushes in the side garden
Our team
Our contributors
Delphine Harjo-Mays, RN
Founder and administrator
Teresa Kemp, LPN
Day nurse
Aiyana Bear, CMA
Lead caregiver
Jamal Price, CNA
Night caregiver
Rooms & suites
The suites
Sixteen private suites, each with its own bath, good light and room for the furniture that matters.
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Garden suite
Overlooks the rose garden, with morning light and a window seat.
- Private bath
- Garden view
- Window seat
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Parlor suite
On the main floor near the parlor, for residents who like to be at the heart of things.
- Private bath
- Main floor
- Near the parlor
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Front suite
Faces 7th Street and the old oaks, with two tall windows.
- Private bath
- Street view
- Ceiling fan
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Accessible suite
A larger suite with a roll-in shower and space for a wheelchair to turn.
- Roll-in shower
- Wide doorways
- Main floor
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Couple's suite
Two connected rooms with a shared bath, for spouses or sisters.
- Two rooms
- Shared bath
- Sitting area
We think getting older should still come with good news. A new friend at tea. A rose that finally bloomed. A granddaughter on the porch. Our job is to take care of the hard parts of the day so there is more room for the good ones.
Admissions
Moving in, made gentle
Marisa guides your family from the first phone call through the first month.
- One person who answers every question and returns every call
- Help with VA, long-term care insurance and paperwork
- A suite set up with familiar things before move-in day
- A welcome tea with the residents on the first afternoon
- Check-in calls after the first week and the first month
Now hiring
Kind people for a house full of good company. Paid training and steady shifts.
Visit
Three blocks from the square
- 520 E 7th Street
Okmulgee, OK
Park along 7th Street or in the side lot. The front entry has a gentle ramp and a covered porch. - (918) 555-0184
- Text us
- hello@primrosehall.example
- Primrose Hall Okmulgee
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 6p
- Office, Mon – Fri8:30a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
Tea is at three every afternoon. Visitors are always poured a cup.
Come for tea and the latest news.
Tours end in the parlor at three o'clock whenever we can manage it. Call Delphine, or book a time below.