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Assisted Living in Picher, OK

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  • Facts about Picher

    Picher is also known as: Ottawa County / Picher city.

    Picher is a ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. Much of the land was originally owned by the Quapaw after Indian Removal. In the early 20th century, mining took place initially under federal leases of these lands but the Quapaw did not receive a fair share of royalties and were generally excluded from the thousands of mining jobs in the region. In 2000 they comprised a significant minority of the population in the city. This was a major national center of lead and zinc mining at the heart of the Tri-State Mining District. More than a century of unrestricted subsurface excavation dangerously undermined most of Picher's town buildings and left giant piles of toxic metal-contaminated mine tailings (known as chat) heaped throughout the area. The discovery of the cave-in risks, groundwater contamination, and health effects associated with the chat piles and subsurface shafts resulted in the site being included in 1980 in the Tar Creek Superfund Site by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The state collaborated on mitigation and remediation measures, but a 1996 study found that 34% of the children in Picher suffered from lead poisoning due to these environmental effects, which could result in lifelong neurological problems. Eventually EPA and the state of Oklahoma agreed to a mandatory evacuation and buyout of the entire township. The similarly contaminated satellite towns of Treece, Kansas and Cardin, Oklahoma were included in the Tar Creek Superfund site.A 2006 Army Corps of Engineers study showed 86% of Picher's buildings (including the town school) were badly undermined and subject to collapse at any time. The destruction of 150 homes by an F4 tornado in May 2008 accelerated the exodus. On September 1, 2009, the state of Oklahoma officially dis-incorporated the city of Picher.The town ceased official operations on September 1, 2009 and the population plummeted from 1,640 at the 2000 census to 20 at the 2010 census. As of January 2011, only six homes and one business remain, their owners having refused to leave at any price. The rest of the town's buildings, except designated historical structures, were scheduled to be demolished by the end of the year.Picher is among a small number of locations in the world (such as Gilman, Colorado, Centralia, Pennsylvania, and Wittenoom, Western Australia) to be evacuated and declared uninhabitable due to environmental and health damage caused by the mines the town once serviced.The closest towns to Picher, other than nearby Cardin, Treece and Douthat, are Commerce, Quapaw (the headquarters of the nation by that name) and Miami, Oklahoma

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Picher Oklahoma Assisted Living Facilities

Other communities in Picher
Leigh Manor
201 S Francis St
Picher, OK 74360

Nearby communities in other cities

  • Bristol Manor Of Webb City
    1803 N Main Street/ Highway D
    Webb City, MO 64870

Bristol Manor Of Webb City

Nutritious meals are provided to residents, the minimum allowable age of residents is 55, nurses are on staff, physical therapy is handled by the physical therapist that makes regular visits to this facility, transportation at cost can be arranged, Bristol Manor Of Webb City is close to major bus lines, and this community was built in 1996.

Bristol Manor Of Carthage

Vegetarian food is provided, the minimum allowable age of residents is 55, caring nurses are on staff to help you, there is a doctor on call, a dentist visits this community regularly, speech therapy is available on-site by a visiting speech therapist, and resident parking is available to residents who drive.

Assisted Living At Windsor Place

Expertly prepared meals are provided to residents, vegetarian food is provided, an occupational therapist visits and helps residents, caregivers at Assisted Living At Windsor Place are trained to spot potential disorientation presented by residents, resident parking is available to residents who drive, transportation is available for additional cost, and this community was built in 2001.

Bristol Manor Of Lamar

There is a doctor on call, a podiatrist visits the community to address any issues related to your feet, residents can self manage their diabetic care, residents who drive will find parking available to them, transportation is available for additional cost, respite care is offered, and this community was built in 1994.

Via Christi Village - Pittsburg

The minimum allowable age of residents is 55, a visiting dentist helps residents maintain their dental health, caregivers at Via Christi Village - Pittsburg are trained to spot potential disorientation presented by residents, staff is trained to deal with any exit seeking behaviors that may need to be handled, transportation is available for additional cost, this location was renovated in 2012, and the community is licensed for 40 residents.

Heartsworth House

A podiatrist visits the community to address any issues related to your feet, a dentist visits this community regularly, physical therapy can be done without leaving the community by a visiting physical therapist, caregivers at Heartsworth House are trained to spot potential disorientation presented by residents, staff is trained to deal with any wandering behaviors that may need to be handled, transportation at cost can be arranged, and Heartsworth House is close to major bus lines.
Allgood Estates
304 N Mickey Mantle Blvd
Commerce, OK 74339
Commerce Housing Authority
610 D St # E
Commerce, OK 74339
Autumn Place
120 Aaron Lane
Baxter Springs, KS 66713
Heartland Plaza
2128 Denver Harner Dr
Miami, OK 74354
Miami Towers
41 N Main St
Miami, OK 74354
Autumn Place
311 S East Ave
Columbus, KS 66725
Medicalodge of Columbus
101 N Lee
Columbus, KS 66725
Welch Residential Care
320 N. Saint Louis St.
Welch, OK 74369
Greenbriar
2502 S Moffet Ave
Joplin, MO 64804
Jeanie's Residential Care Home
408 NE Center St
Bluejacket, OK 74333
Autumn Place of Joplin
2030 Zora St
Joplin, MO 64801
Spring River Christian Village
201 S Northpark Ln
Joplin, MO 64801
Country Acres
1169 Prairie Flower Rd
Webb City, MO 64870
Country Lane Residential Care
444455 East 230 Road
Vinita, OK 74301
Gran Villas
420 W Lyon Dr
Neosho, MO 64850
Autumn Place of Grove
1516 Har-ber Rd.
Grove, OK 74344
Grand Lake Villa
103 W 13th St
Grove, OK 74344
Vintage Place Assisted Living
1004 E Centennial Dr
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Sunnyhills Residential Care Facility
17562 Imperial Rd.
Carthage, MO 64836
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