Last verified: October 2026 against the OSDH Long Term Care record
Is St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center licensed in Oklahoma?
Yes. St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center holds an open OSDH Assisted Living Center license, ID AL0907, for 74 beds. It is listed as open in the OSDH Long Term Care registry retrieved October 24, 2026.
License and contact information for St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center
| Licensing agency | Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Long Term Care Service |
|---|---|
| License type | Assisted Living Center |
| OSDH license ID | AL0907 |
| OSDH sub-type | Licensed Only |
| Licensed beds | 74 |
| Status | Open (active license) |
| Earliest document in public file | 2020 |
| Survey files posted | 7 (most recent November 17, 2025) |
| Alzheimer's special-care disclosure | None in the public file |
| Enforcement / administrative orders | None reported |
| Administrator (per OSDH) | Fulbright, Latrona |
| Address | 301 West Wade, El Reno, OK 73036 (Canadian County) |
| Phone | (405) 262-2920 |
| State record | OSDH survey search → (search “ST KATHARINE DREXEL RETIREMENT CENTER”) |
What does the OSDH inspection file show for St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center?
OSDH has posted 7 survey documents for St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center — licensing inspections and complaint investigations — the most recent dated November 17, 2025, with 5 since October 2023. No administrative or court order appears in the public file.
| Date | Document | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2025 | Survey document | 2 |
| October 2, 2024 | Survey document | 3 |
| June 13, 2024 | Survey document | 2 |
| December 18, 2023 | Survey document | 4 |
| October 11, 2023 | Survey document | 6 |
| May 24, 2023 | Survey document | 21 |
| January 6, 2020 | Survey document | 42 |
Survey years on file: 2025 (1), 2024 (2), 2023 (3), 2020 (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 St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center offer memory care?
Nothing in the public OSDH file for St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center shows an Alzheimer's special-care disclosure, so do not assume a secured dementia unit. Ask directly how the community handles residents whose memory declines, and when that would require a move.
Who is St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center a good fit for?
As a mid-size community, St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center 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. A mid-size or smaller building can feel more personal; ask how staffing holds up on nights and weekends.
How does St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center compare with other licensed communities nearby?
With 74 licensed beds, St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center ranks #28 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.
- Southern Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care — Bethany, 110 beds, 2 survey files
- 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
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How big is St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center compared with other Canadian County assisted living?
St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center holds 74 of the 475 licensed assisted living beds in Canadian County (16%), across 7 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 St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center?
The public file for St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center holds 7 survey documents across 6 calendar years (2020–2025), about 1.2 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 St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center?
Canadian County families use the Areawide Aging Agency (405-942-8500) for ombudsman help, benefits counseling and caregiver support. 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 St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center and what is nearby?
St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center is at 301 West Wade, El Reno, OK 73036, in Canadian County. Hospitals families in this part of the metro use include SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – El Reno, INTEGRIS Health Canadian Valley Hospital (Yukon, nearby), Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City (regional).
El Reno is the Canadian County seat, a historic railroad town of about 17,000 on the western edge of the metro, with very affordable housing, a settled older population, and SSM Health St. Anthony's El Reno hospital in town.
Nearby areas families also look at: Downtown El Reno, Hillcrest, Legion Park area, Country Club corridor.
How much does St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center cost?
OSDH does not publish rates, so ask St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center for its written rate sheet. For context, assisted living in the El Reno area typically runs $3,450–$4,650 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 St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center accepts.
How should I evaluate St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center?
The license says what a community may do; the survey file shows how it has been doing it. Read the latest OSDH survey for St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center, visit at a mealtime and again unannounced, and ask how staff would handle a resident whose needs change.
Questions to ask on your tour of St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center
- How many caregivers are awake overnight, and how many residents does each one cover?
- 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?
- How often is the service plan reassessed, and can family attend?
- Do you accept the ADvantage Waiver or VA Aid and Attendance, and is there a waitlist for those residents?
- Can family visit unannounced, and who do we call with a concern?
- 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 St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center?
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 St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center?
We are a free local advisory service. We can check whether St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center 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 St Katharine Drexel Retirement Center. Oklahoma City Senior Advisor is not affiliated with the community.
