A resident and her husband at a table by the lamp

Our story

How we got here

The people, the place and the promise behind every day of care.

Our story

Forty-three years on the north side

A patient on the leg press as her therapist coaches
Chapter 01

1983 · A nursing home on the north side

Verdigris Valley opens with 60 beds and a dining room that doubles as the chapel on Sundays.

A nurse in blue scrubs taking a blood-pressure reading
Chapter 02

1998 · The rehab wing

We add a therapy gym and a short-stay wing as hospitals begin sending patients home sooner.

A patient stretching on a mat with his therapist's help
Chapter 03

2012 · Seven-day therapy

Terrence Walker arrives as administrator and moves therapy to seven days a week. Rehab stays get shorter.

A patient using the cable machine in the therapy gym
Chapter 04

Today · 96 beds, one standard

Forty short-stay beds, fifty-six long-term residents and the same rule for both: every person gets our best.

  • 96beds, 40 of them for short-stay rehab
  • 7 daysof therapy for rehab patients
  • 1983caring for Rogers County
  • 18 daystypical rehab stay before home

Ratings & recognition · sample

  • Community Choice · Best Nursing Home
  • Regional Business Journal · Top Workplaces
  • Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
  • County Chamber · Business of the Year
  • Regional Hospital Network · Preferred Post-Acute Partner
  • Hometown Newspaper · Readers' Favorite
  • Long-Term Care Association · Quality Award

Having surgery this year? Tour the gym first.

We'll show you the therapy gym, introduce the team and reserve a short-stay room for your discharge date.