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Short-stay rehab suite
A private room on the south wing, a few steps from the therapy gym.
- Adjustable bed
- Private bath
- Near the gym
Nursing & rehabilitation · Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Garvin County's nursing home since 1964.
Long-term nursing care and short-stay rehab on North Chickasaw, with licensed nurses on every hall, therapy six days a week and three generations of local families on staff.
Sixty years on Chickasaw
Your grandparents probably visited someone here.
Rush Creek opened in 1964 with forty beds and a front porch that faced the high school. A lot of Pauls Valley families have been through our doors since then: as residents, as visitors and as staff. Our activities director's grandmother lived on the east hall. Two of our charge nurses started here as teenage aides.
We've grown to 78 beds, added a therapy gym and a rehab wing, and learned a thing or two about wound care and heart failure along the way. The oaks out front are bigger. The idea is the same: take care of people the way this town would want them taken care of.
— Dorothy Kincaid, LNHA, administrator
- 1964caring for Garvin County
- 78beds, 24 for short-stay rehab
- 6 daysof therapy each week
- 22 yrsaverage tenure of our charge nurses
Rooms & suites
Rooms with a view of the oaks
Every room has a window, a call light answered in minutes and space for the things that make it home.
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Private room
Room for a favorite chair, a quilt from home and all the family photos.
- Window over the oaks
- Bring your own furniture
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Companion room
Two residents, two windows and a privacy curtain, with a shared bath.
- SoonerCare accepted
- Shared bath
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The patio
Shade umbrellas, card tables and a view of the oaks on Chickasaw Street.
- Open all day
- Lemonade in summer
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The parlor and library
Quiet corners for visits, puzzles and reading the paper.
- Large-print books
- Coffee all day
Sixty years on the same street, the same oak trees out front and the same promise: every person here is somebody's mother, father or neighbor, and we act like it.
Our team
Our people
Dorothy Kincaid, LNHA
Administrator
Dr. James Whitecloud, DO
Medical Director
Sharon Pickens, RN
Director of Nursing
Callie Morton, PT, DPT
Therapy Director
Photo tour
A day on Chickasaw Street
Sample family reviews
From Garvin County families
My grandmother lived here in 1978, my mother in 2009, and now my aunt. Three generations, and they've never let us down.
Callie had me walking to the porch on day five after my hip. I went home in sixteen days.
The same charge nurse has been on Mama's hall for eleven years. She knows her better than some of us do.
Gloria helped us with SoonerCare when Dad's money ran out. She made the calls I didn't know how to make.
Sunday fried chicken with Grandpa is non-negotiable in our family now.
After Dad's stroke, the speech therapist got him eating real food again. He cried at his first bite of pie.
They called me at 6 a.m. to say Mom had a fever, before I would have ever known. That's the kind of place it is.
My husband spent his last months here with hospice. Nobody ever rushed us, and they sang hymns with him.
I toured three nursing homes. This was the only one where the residents were outside on the porch, laughing.
What sets us apart
Where we shine
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Physical therapy
Walking, balance, stairs and strength, six days a week.
Medicare Part A
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Discharge planning
Equipment, home health referral and a follow-up call after you leave.
Included
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24-hour licensed nursing
RNs and LPNs on every hall, every shift.
24/7Ratings & recognition · sample
- Community Choice · Best Nursing Home
- Regional Business Journal · Top Workplaces
- Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
- County Chamber · Business of the Year
- Long-Term Care Association · Quality Award
- Hometown Newspaper · Readers' Favorite
- Regional Hospital Network · Preferred Post-Acute Partner
Insurance & payment
Paying for care
Our business office explains your coverage before admission.
Medicare Part A
Up to 100 days of skilled nursing and rehab after a qualifying hospital stay; days 1–20 fully covered.
Medicare Advantage
We work with most plans in Oklahoma and handle authorizations.
SoonerCare
Covers long-term nursing care for residents who qualify.
Private pay, insurance & VA
Long-term care insurance, VA benefits and private pay are welcome.
For families
For families
Practical answers for the people who love our residents.
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Visiting
Any time. Sign in at the front desk and stay for a meal.
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Staying in touch
Call the nurses' station on your parent's hall at any hour.
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Care conferences
A seat at the table every quarter and whenever needs change.
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Family council
Monthly meetings where families help shape life here.
Activities & dining
This week at Rush Creek
A sample week. The full calendar is posted on every hall and mailed to families each month.
Mon
- Coffee on the porch
- Bingo in the dining room
Tue
- Beauty shop and barber
- Raised-bed gardening
Wed
- Hymn sing with First Baptist
- Rehab graduates' bell ringing
Thu
- Drive to Wacker Park
- Dominoes tournament
Fri
- Fiddle music after supper
Sat
- Therapy dog visits
Sun
- Fried chicken dinner with families
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Visit
North Chickasaw, across from the old high school
- 1310 N Chickasaw Street
Pauls Valley, OK
Visitor parking under the oaks out front. The rehab entrance on the south side opens straight into the therapy gym. - (405) 555-0193
- Text us
- admissions@rushcreeknursing.example
- Rush Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 5p
- Admissions, Mon – Fri8a – 4:30p
- Families visitAny time
Families are welcome at any hour. After 8 p.m., ring the front bell and the charge nurse will let you in.
Sixty years of open doors. Come on in.
Tour any day of the week. Call or text Dorothy and she'll meet you on the porch.