Memory Care in Moore, OK

Finding memory care in Moore starts with two things: knowing the real, licensed options and understanding Moore's own cost and care landscape. Both are below. We currently track 1 OSDH-licensed assisted living facilities serving Moore from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) records.

What's below: the licensed providers, 2026 Moore cost ranges, the local hospital and neighborhood context, what to ask on a tour, and how to act fast if a hospital discharge is looming. Prefer to talk it through? Get matched with a free local advisor — no fees, ever.

What memory care means — and who it's for

Memory care is for someone with Alzheimer's or another dementia who wanders, gets disoriented, or needs a secured, structured environment with dementia-trained staff. Families usually move here when safety at home or in standard assisted living slips.

How Oklahoma regulates it: Oklahoma does not issue a separate "memory care" license. Secured dementia care is a memory care specialty delivered inside OSDH-licensed assisted living facilities (the Continuum of Care & Assisted Living Act (Title 63 O.S. §1-890.1), OAC 310:663) or residential care homes that meet additional staffing, security, and dementia-training rules. Confirm the secured-unit staffing ratio and staff dementia-training hours.

In Moore specifically, that means weighing the licensed options against Moore's cost range and your family's timeline. The right choice balances care level, budget, location near Norman Regional Moore, and how quickly you need a spot.

Moore memory care: by the numbers

1 OSDH-licensed assisted living facilities on file in Moore; about 55 total licensed beds; averaging 55 beds per community; the largest at 55 beds; 1 offering memory care. Memory care in Oklahoma is a memory care specialty delivered inside OSDH-licensed assisted living facilities (and residential care homes) that meet additional staffing, training, and secured-unit rules — it is not a separate license. These counts come from current the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) licensing data, not estimates.

Licensed memory care providers in Moore

Providers flagged for memory care (secured/dementia-trained units). From the state's OSDH Long Term Care Service records (2026). Always confirm the current license and bed count at oklahoma.gov/health first.

With a memory-care designation: 1

Senior care in Moore, Cleveland County

Moore is a fast-growing Cleveland County suburb of about 62,000 between Oklahoma City and Norman along I-35, with affordable newer housing, a family-oriented community, and rising demand for senior living close to the south-metro hospitals. With Norman Regional Moore on hand and the south-OKC hospitals minutes away, Moore is an affordable, family-centered market — value-priced assisted living and in-home care for south-metro families.

Nearby hospitals: Norman Regional Moore, Norman Regional HealthPlex (nearby), SSM Health St. Anthony (south OKC, nearby). Being near a hospital helps with post-rehab follow-up, sudden memory-care needs, and routine specialist care, so Moore families weigh drive time to these closely.

Areas families ask about: Central Moore, Brick Town Moore, Eastlake, Westmoore, Southgate, Plaza Towers area.

What memory care costs in Moore (2026)

Moore pricing runs $4,600–$6,550/month, near the metro average for the Oklahoma City metro — a reflection of local real-estate and the mix of small residential care homes versus larger communities.

• Assisted living (standard): $3,750–$5,100/month
• Memory care: $4,600–$6,550/month
• Residential care home: $2,100–$3,650/month
• In-home care: $25–$32/hour

What lowers the bill in Moore: a shared room (typically $700–$1,200/mo less), a small residential care home over a large community, right-sizing the care level, and VA Aid & Attendance or Oklahoma's SoonerCare / ADvantage Waiver for those who qualify.

How we vet Moore providers

1. Current the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) licensure confirmed against the state OSDH/OSDH provider lookup
2. Inspection and complaint history checked through Long Term Care Service records
3. Direct conversations with current resident families where possible
4. Clear, itemized pricing before any tour — no surprise fees
5. Firsthand advisor walkthroughs, not just brochures

Questions to ask on a tour

• How many caregivers are on at night per resident?
• Which conditions can you not care for here?
• What's included in the base rate, and what's billed separately?
• What happens if our parent's needs increase next year?
• How long have your director and head nurse been here?

What's included — and what costs extra

Usually included: a secured residence, all meals, 24/7 dementia-trained staff, structured daily activities, housekeeping, laundry, and behavioral support. Typically extra: higher acuity care, two-person transfers, hospice coordination, and private-duty aide time. Get every Moore option's pricing in writing, itemized, before you compare them.

How fast you can move in Moore

Budget about 7–14 days for a Moore placement: assessment, deposit, physician's order, then move-in. When a secured bed opens, memory-care and post-hospital moves can close same-day to 72 hours. A free local advisor can tell you which Moore providers have current openings.

A practical Moore reality: the published price and the real all-in cost often part ways once care levels and add-ons get counted. Before you commit to any memory care option in Moore, ask for an itemized rate sheet — a local advisor can pull them and lay them side by side so nothing surprises you after move-in.