Last verified: October 2026 against the OSDH Long Term Care record
Is Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care licensed in Oklahoma?
Yes. Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care holds an open OSDH Assisted Living Center license, ID AL5549, for 110 beds. It is listed as open in the OSDH Long Term Care registry retrieved October 24, 2026.
License and contact information for Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care
| Licensing agency | Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Long Term Care Service |
|---|---|
| License type | Assisted Living Center |
| OSDH license ID | AL5549 |
| OSDH sub-type | Licensed Only |
| Licensed beds | 110 |
| Status | Open (active license) |
| Earliest document in public file | 2020 |
| Survey files posted | 2 (most recent October 8, 2025) |
| Alzheimer's special-care disclosure | None in the public file |
| Enforcement / administrative orders | None reported |
| Administrator (per OSDH) | Zemke, Danelle |
| Address | 3704 North Asbury, Bethany, OK 73008 (Oklahoma County) |
| Phone | (405) 440-1111 |
| State record | OSDH survey search → (search “SOUTHERN PLAZA ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE”) |
What does the OSDH inspection file show for Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care?
OSDH has posted 2 survey documents for Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care — licensing inspections and complaint investigations — the most recent dated October 8, 2025, with 1 since October 2023. No administrative or court order appears in the public file.
| Date | Document | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2025 | Survey document | 2 |
| June 14, 2023 | Survey document | 29 |
Survey years on file: 2025 (1), 2023 (1). A longer document usually means more findings were written up, but only the report itself says what OSDH cited and whether it was corrected. Open them from the facility's file on the OSDH survey search, and ask the administrator to walk you through the latest one.
Does Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care offer memory care?
Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care names memory care in its licensed name, but no Alzheimer's special-care disclosure appears in the public OSDH file we pulled. Oklahoma requires that disclosure from any provider advertising a special dementia unit, so ask the community for its current one before you tour.
Who is Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care a good fit for?
As a large community by Oklahoma City standards, Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care suits someone who needs daily help with personal care or medications but not 24-hour skilled nursing, which an Oklahoma assisted living center cannot provide. Larger buildings tend to offer more on-site activities and dining; ask how that translates into staff time per resident.
How does Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care compare with other licensed communities nearby?
With 110 licensed beds, Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care ranks #14 by size among the 81 assisted living centers in the metro. The Bethany, Yukon, Mustang & El Reno area has 11 licensed centers with 765 beds between them, 2 of them flagged for memory care.
- Glade Avenue Assisted Living — Bethany, 100 beds, 10 survey files
- Heritage Assisted Living — Yukon, 95 beds, 6 survey files
- Spanish Cove Housing Authority — Yukon, 82 beds, 5 survey files
- Sand Sage of the Highlands — Mustang, 79 beds, 5 survey files
- St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center — El Reno, 74 beds, 7 survey files
See every licensed memory care provider in the metro →
How big is Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care compared with other Oklahoma County assisted living?
Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care holds 110 of the 3,024 licensed assisted living beds in Oklahoma County (4%), across 51 open centers there. Metro-wide the 81 centers hold 5,036 beds, and the median center is licensed for 55 beds.
Licensed beds are a ceiling, not a census: OSDH licenses capacity, and a community may run below it. Ask how many residents live there today, how many are in memory care, and how staffing scales when the building is full.
How often does OSDH inspect Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care?
The public file for Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care holds 2 survey documents across 3 calendar years (2023–2025), about 0.7 a year. Oklahoma assisted living centers receive periodic licensing surveys, and OSDH adds complaint investigations whenever someone files a complaint, so a busier file can reflect a larger building or more complaints — the reports themselves say which.
When you read a survey, look for the date, whether it was a licensing survey or a complaint investigation, the rule each finding cites, and the plan of correction. Repeat findings on the same rule across two or more surveys matter more than a single citation.
What local help is available near Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care?
Oklahoma County families can reach the Areawide Aging Agency (405-942-8500) for options counseling, the long-term care ombudsman and caregiver programs. Statewide, suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation goes to OKDHS at 1-800-522-3511, and licensing complaints to OSDH Long Term Care at (405) 426-8200.
Where is Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care and what is nearby?
Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care is at 3704 North Asbury, Bethany, OK 73008, in Oklahoma County. Hospitals families in this part of the metro use include INTEGRIS Health (northwest OKC, nearby), SSM Health St. Anthony (OKC, nearby), Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City (nearby).
Bethany is a settled northwest-metro city of about 20,000 surrounded by Oklahoma City, home to Southern Nazarene University, with a quiet residential character and an established 65+ population near the northwest OKC hospitals.
Nearby areas families also look at: Downtown Bethany, Lake Overholser area, Southern Nazarene area, Council Road corridor.
How much does Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care cost?
OSDH does not publish rates, so ask Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care for its written rate sheet. For context, memory care in the Bethany area typically runs $4,550–$6,450 a month in 2026.
Paying for it: SoonerCare (Oklahoma Medicaid) does not pay assisted living rent, but the ADvantage Waiver can cover personal care services for residents who qualify medically and financially; VA Aid and Attendance helps eligible veterans and surviving spouses. Ask on the first call which of these Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care accepts.
How should I evaluate Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care?
Start with the public record, then test it in person. Read the latest OSDH survey for Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care, visit at a mealtime and again unannounced, and ask how the memory care unit would handle a resident whose needs change.
Questions to ask on your tour of Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care
- How many caregivers are awake overnight, and how many residents does each one cover?
- What did the most recent OSDH survey cite, and what did you change afterward?
- Which care needs would require a move to a nursing facility?
- Who passes medications, and how are medication errors tracked and reported?
- How long have the administrator and the lead nurse been in their roles?
- Is the rate all-inclusive or tiered by care level? Please give me the written rate sheet.
- How often is the service plan reassessed, and can family attend?
- If dementia progresses, can my parent stay, and what does the secured unit cost?
- How much notice do you give before a rate increase or a discharge?
Who can help if there is a problem at Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care?
Start with the administrator, then file a complaint with OSDH Long Term Care at (405) 426-8200. For free local counseling and the long-term care ombudsman, contact the Areawide Aging Agency (405-942-8500); report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation to the Oklahoma DHS adult abuse line, 1-800-522-3511.
How can Oklahoma City Senior Advisor help with Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care?
We are a free local advisory service. We can check whether Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care has an opening at your parent's care level, compare it with other licensed options in the Bethany, Yukon, Mustang & El Reno area, and walk you through its OSDH file before you tour. Families never pay us.
Talk to an advisor free →This profile uses only public OSDH records and does not rate, rank or endorse Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care. Oklahoma City Senior Advisor is not affiliated with the community.
