Assisted LivingMemory Care

The Commons

301 SOUTH OAKWOOD ROAD, ENID, OK 73706

Monthly Cost

$2,947 – $5,775/mo

Licensed Beds

County

GARFIELD

Care Type

Assisted Living & Memory Care

Starting price — actual cost depends on care level and room type. Call Paul for a personalized quote at no cost to your family.

What it’s like

The Commons is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Enid whose approach centers on enhancing the lives of those it serves by nurturing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The assisted living apartments are designed for moderately independent seniors who may need some nursing care and medical oversight, in a supportive environment emphasizing friendship, wellness, and peace of mind.

Residents live in private apartments with kitchenettes, full bathrooms, and closet space, and receive assistance with medication management, nutrition, mobility, and personal care. A full continuum of care means residents can age in place without relocating, moving between independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled rehabilitation as needs change, with a month-to-month flexible lease and full housekeeping included.

Community Care and Amenities

Care levels, room types and features at The Commons. Not sure which of these your loved one actually needs? That’s where I can help — most families are guessing at this part, and guessing wrong is expensive.

Independent Living
Assisted Living
Memory Care
Skilled Nursing
Respite/Short-Term
Restaurant-Style Dining
Social Activities
Housekeeping & Laundry
Transportation
24-Hour Staff
Medication Management
On-Site Nursing
Diabetic Care
Physical Therapy
Respite / Short-Term Stays
Faith-Based
Veterans / VA Benefits
Medication management and administration
Nursing care and medical oversight
Personal care assistance
Mobility support
Nutrition/dietary services
Housekeeping and laundry
Maintenance services
Exclusive dining room for assisted living residents
Daily activities
Medical transportation
Church service and visiting clergy
Therapy and skilled rehabilitation services
Private apartments with kitchenettes
Full continuum of care (age in place without relocating)
Month-to-month flexible lease, no long-term purchase required
Memory care specialty services
Full housekeeping included

State Inspection Record

Oklahoma inspects every assisted living and memory care community on a regular schedule, plus any time a complaint comes in. Inspectors are state employees, not part of this site — what follows is what they found, in their own words.

Built by Paul Swales, a senior placement advisor, from Oklahoma State Department of Health inspection records — not from reviews. Assisted living and memory care have no federal star rating.

What state inspectors found

1 inspection in the last two years · 1 with findings

This 35-bed community in Enid had one inspection in the last two years, in November 2025, combining a relicensure survey with a complaint investigation, and the state cited two deficiencies - so the record is not spotless. One of them is more than paperwork: a resident prescribed Lyrica three times a day for nerve pain had four scheduled doses recorded as not given in June 2025 (three with no reason written down, one noted as held for behaviors), and the facility's own care coordinator told the surveyor the medication should not have been held for a resident with a pain diagnosis and that the record showed no other pain medication was given instead. The second citation was that two of eight sampled residents had not had their annual assessment completed on time. On the positive side, the complaint also alleged medications were not stored safely, and after checking the medication carts, medication room, resident rooms and dining areas, surveyors cited nothing for storage; staff were observed giving medications and helping residents; and the resident involved told the surveyor they had no concerns about their pain medication. The state accepted a correction plan that includes daily medication-record audits and quality-committee monitoring for two quarters, and an offsite paper revisit on December 12, 2025 found the facility back in substantial compliance effective December 9, 2025. Families may want to ask how the facility now documents and reviews any held medication.

The state conducted a follow-up review a few weeks later and determined the November deficiencies had been corrected, with the facility in substantial compliance. 12-12-2025
The complaint included an allegation that medications were not stored safely. Surveyors checked resident halls and rooms, the medication carts, the medication room and the dining rooms for medication storage, and no medication-storage deficiency was cited. 11-20-2025
Surveyors watched staff give medications and help residents with their needs during the three-day visit. 11-20-2025
The resident whose medication records were questioned told the surveyor they had no concerns about their pain medication. 11-20-2025

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Both findings were isolated within the records reviewed: one of eight sampled residents was affected by the medication finding, and two of eight were missing an up-to-date annual assessment. 11-20-2025
The facility's written fix was accepted by the state and included daily medication-record audits, a tracking log of assessment due dates, and quality-committee monitoring for two quarters after the correction date. 11-20-2025

What the state also noted

— The medication finding is a medication-administration failure, not only a records issue: the care coordinator confirmed the medication should not have been held for a resident with a pain diagnosis, and a 06/11/25 '24 hour report sheet on watch' recorded reports of difficulty/pain for that resident.
— Two deficiencies were cited at the 11-20-2025 survey: under the resident assessment rule, annual comprehensive assessments not completed on time for 2 of 8 sampled residents (one overdue since 08/2025, one since 09/2025); and under the medication rule, a prescribed nerve-pain medication (Lyrica 25 mg three times daily) recorded as not given on four occasions in June 2025 - three with no reason documented and one held for behaviors - with no record the resident received any other pain medication at those times.
— Both citations were scoped as isolated - touching one or a few residents - with the potential for more than minimal harm, and the state's letter noted the deficiencies represented the potential for more than minimal harm, with penalties to apply retroactive to November 20, 2025 if not corrected by revisit.
— The medication-orders portion of the complaint (#OK00084910) resulted in a citation; only the medication-storage allegation produced no citation. The investigative report does not use the words substantiated or unsubstantiated.
— The revisit confirming compliance was an offsite/paper review rather than an on-site inspection, so no surveyor observed the corrections in person.
— This bundle covers the 24-month window only; the bundle header notes 2 surveys in 3 years, and the earlier survey is not included here.

Summarized from Oklahoma State Department of Health survey documents. Inspections are a snapshot of specific days and sample a small number of residents.

Full inspection history

Every inspection Oklahoma has on record for this community. The rating is based on the last 2 years, so a community is not scored on something it corrected long ago — but the older record is here to read either way.

Counts toward the rating

2025-11-20Complaint investigation
Findings cited, none rising to harm
- The community failed to ensure annual resident assessments were completed for 2 (#4 and #6) of 8 sampled residents reviewed for comprehensive assessment completion.
- The community failed to ensure medications were administered per physician orders for 1 (#1) of 8 sampled residents reviewed for receiving medications as prescribed.

Earlier inspections on record (3) — not counted toward the rating

2024-05-31Routine inspectionhistory
Findings cited, none rising to harm
- The community failed to ensure direct care staff received CPR training for one (CMA #4) of five sampled staff reviewed for CPR training.
2023-06-01Routine inspectionhistory
Findings cited, none rising to harm
- The community failed to ensure direct care staff received CPR training for one (CMA #4) of five sampled staff reviewed for CPR training.
- The community failed to ensure staff observed medications being swallowed for four(#4, 5, 6, and #8) of sampled residents observedduring medication administration pass.
- The community failed to ensure dietary staff changed their gloves and washed their hands to prevent cross-contamination for two (dietary cook #1 and dietary cook #2) of two staff observed during the lunch meal preparation.
- The community failed to ensure an RN conducted a self administration of medication assessment for one (#1) of one sampled resident reviewed for self administration of medication.
2020-02-14Routine inspectionhistory
Findings cited, none rising to harm
- The community failed to ensure the comprehensive assessments for 2 (#2 and #3) of 7 sampled residents included a signature to indicate the resident or the resident's representative was interviewed.
- The community failed to maintain a Quality Assurance (QA) committee who met at least quarterly.
- The community failed to ensure glucose was administered as ordered by the physician for 1 (#1) of 1 unstable diabetic who had a physician ordered protocol for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
- The community failed to develop and implement medication policies and procedures to ensure the safe administration of medications for all 27 residents who had physician ordered medications.

These are the state’s own inspection reports, which anyone can request from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. We read them; we don’t write them.

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Location

301 SOUTH OAKWOOD ROAD, ENID, OK 73706