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Oklahoma, “The Sooner state” offers a full selection of assisted living centers for seniors. The capital city, Oklahoma City is the largest metropolitan area in the state and offers the largest selection of care providers. The state also has a lower than average cost of living to help seniors stretch their retirement dollars.
Oklahoma City is home to the Oklahoma Health Center, which also contains the Oklahoma University Medical Center on the same grounds. Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs offer seniors a large selection of assisted living and housing centers. The cities location offers all the amenities that people would require in health care and everyday living.
The regional medical center, the Cancer Treatment Centers of America is found here also. It is the largest of the regional facilities nationwide, offering cancer treatment in the southwestern United States. Oklahoma offers many health care benefits in the larger cities, but also in smaller communities and their healthcare clinics.
The current estimated population of Oklahoma is at 3,591,516; of this number, 494,966 are senior citizens living in the state. The state sales tax is at 4.5%, and the personal income tax varies from 0.5% to 5.5% on all purchases. This low tax rate also helps seniors get more from their money, and housing cost.
The average cost for assisted living facilities across the state comes to $29,800 each year. Nursing home costs average $47,750 a year. The Special Health Services of the Oklahoma State Department of Health oversee all health care providers. Seniors who only want support during the day can find care at the many day healthcare providers, with an annual cost of $29,800. If care is required at a senior’s home, health aides can provide residential care at a cost of $41,800 a year.
The climate in the state offers all four seasons with summers becoming hot and humid and winters bringing snow and cold weather. The states location is in “tornado alley”, and heavy thunderstorms can come during the summer months. The annual rainfall is 17 inches a year, and snows during the winter can become heavy. The state is the home of the Storm Prediction Center, and the National Severe Storms Laboratory found in Norman Oklahoma.
The landscape of Oklahoma varies from rolling hills to the east, and grassland plains to the West. There are over 200 lakes scattered across the state offering recreational and fishing entertainment. Seniors will find many assisted living centers at all populated communities across the state with reasonable rates. The less populated interior sections of the state contain farms and small country communities with local health care clinics and senior housing.