The Veraden

Last verified: October 2026 against the OSDH Long Term Care record

Is The Veraden licensed in Oklahoma?

Yes. The Veraden holds an open OSDH Assisted Living Center license, ID AL5545, for 110 beds. It is listed as open in the OSDH Long Term Care registry retrieved October 24, 2026.

License and contact information for The Veraden

What does the OSDH inspection file show for The Veraden?

OSDH has posted 5 survey documents for The Veraden — licensing inspections and complaint investigations — the most recent dated November 24, 2025, with 3 since October 2023. No administrative or court order appears in the public file.

Survey years on file: 2025 (1), 2024 (1), 2023 (2), 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 The Veraden offer memory care?

Nothing in the public OSDH file for The Veraden 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 The Veraden a good fit for?

As a large community by Oklahoma City standards, The Veraden 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 The Veraden compare with other licensed communities nearby?

With 110 licensed beds, The Veraden ranks #15 by size among the 81 assisted living centers in the metro. The Edmond area has 15 licensed centers with 902 beds between them, 4 of them flagged for memory care.

• Touchmark at Coffee Creek — Edmond, 134 beds, 5 survey files
• Teal Creek Assisted Living & Memory Care — Edmond, 126 beds, 11 survey files
• Legend of Edmond — Edmond, 118 beds, 8 survey files
• Tealridge Assisted Living — Edmond, 80 beds, 10 survey files
• Bradford Village Healthcare Center — Edmond, 55 beds, 3 survey files

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How big is The Veraden compared with other Oklahoma County assisted living?

The Veraden 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 The Veraden?

The public file for The Veraden holds 5 survey documents across 6 calendar years (2020–2025), about 0.8 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 The Veraden?

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 The Veraden and what is nearby?

The Veraden is at 2709 E Danforth Rd, Edmond, OK 73034, in Oklahoma County. Hospitals families in this part of the metro use include INTEGRIS Health Edmond Hospital, OU Health Edmond Medical Center, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City (nearby).

Edmond is the metro's affluent north anchor, a city of about 95,000 in northern Oklahoma County with high household incomes, newer master-planned neighborhoods, the University of Central Oklahoma, and a large share of long-tenured homeowners over 65.

Nearby areas families also look at: Downtown Edmond, Oak Tree, Coffee Creek, Fairfax, Kickingbird.

How much does The Veraden cost?

OSDH does not publish rates, so ask The Veraden for its written rate sheet. For context, assisted living in the Edmond area typically runs $4,350–$5,950 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 The Veraden accepts.

How should I evaluate The Veraden?

Start with the public record, then test it in person. Read the latest OSDH survey for The Veraden, 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 The Veraden

• 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?
• 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?
• 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?

Who can help if there is a problem at The Veraden?

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.

This profile uses only public OSDH records and does not rate, rank or endorse The Veraden. Oklahoma City Senior Advisor is not affiliated with the community.