Three Daily Meals
Nutritious, home-cooked meals served three times daily. Prepared fresh and accommodating dietary needs and cultural preferences.
Women-Only Facility & Staff
A Home Built
With Women
in Mind
East Oklahoma City's only boutique senior assisted living facility exclusively for women — with an all-women care team, three meals a day, and a warm, dignified environment where your mother, sister, or grandmother truly belongs.
20
Max Residents
Boutique Scale
Boutique Scale
100%
Women
Staff & Residents
Staff & Residents
24/7
On-Site
Care Team
Care Team
Our Mission
Built for the Women Who Built Our Community
Marie's House Assisted Living was founded on a simple belief: every woman deserves to age in dignity, comfort, and safety — surrounded by people who truly understand her. Too many East OKC families drive across the city to find quality senior care. We're changing that.
Located at 3217 N Lindsay Ave in East Oklahoma City, Marie's House is a brand-new boutique facility serving women 65 and older. With just 20 residents, every woman is known by name. This is not a nursing home. This is a home.
- All-women residents and all-women staff — always
- East OKC's only modern assisted living within a 5-mile radius
- 3 hot meals per day, personal care, activities & 24-hour supervision
- Licensed RN clinical oversight with weekly nurse consultation
- Medicaid ADvantage waiver beds available — 4 reserved spots
Why We Built This
Built in the Spirit of Marie
Frankie Marie Thompson was a mother and a grandmother who held her family together with faith, grace, and an unshakeable love for everyone who walked through her door.
Frankie Marie was not famous. She did not need to be. She cooked the meals that brought her family to the table. She prayed over her children, her grandchildren, and every life she touched. She was the foundation.
The name Marie runs deep in this family. Frankie Marie's son is Harold Thompson, co-founder of this house. Frankie Marie's daughter is Carolyn Marie Farmer — and Carolyn Marie is the mother of Terrence Crawford, Harold's nephew and this project's other co-founder. The name has been carried down through generations as a tribute to the woman who bound this family together — and now it carries forward, as the name of a place built to honor women like her.
As Frankie Marie's needs grew, her family ran into the reality that too many East OKC families know: there was nowhere nearby that felt welcoming, familiar, or worthy of someone like her. The options that existed lacked the warmth and sense of home the family was searching for. That gap — that wrong — is what this house was built to fix.
"We built Marie's House because Frankie Marie deserved better. And so does every woman in this community."
Our Promise
Women Caring for Women.
Every Shift. Every Day.
Our women-only policy isn't a marketing line — it's the foundation of everything we do. From our residents to every care aide, every person on our team is a woman.
Women-Only Residents
An all-female living environment that fosters trust, comfort, and genuine community among women who share similar life experiences.
Women-Led Care Team
Every care aide, nurse, and administrator is a woman — personally selected, background-checked, and above-market compensated to reduce turnover.
Community-Centered
We serve East OKC. Our care honors Black culture, faith traditions, and the deep-rooted community bonds that define our neighborhood.
Legally Protected
Women-only residency is legally defensible under Fair Housing Act exemptions for residential care facilities. Your loved one's safety is our priority.
What We Offer
Everything She Needs,
All in One Place
Marie's House provides a full-service living experience designed around comfort, dignity, and joy — not a checklist of clinical services.
Personal Care & Medication
Assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, and medication management — provided with respect and professionalism by our trained women's care team.
24-Hour Supervision
Minimum two trained staff on duty every shift — day and night. Our on-call pool ensures your loved one is never without support.
Activities & Programming
Daily activities coordinated by our LPN Administrator, supplemented by church partners, community volunteers, and OKC senior organizations.
Clinical Nursing Oversight
Weekly visits from our licensed RN consultant plus daily clinical supervision from our LPN Administrator/Director of Nursing.
Medicaid Waiver Accepted
We reserve 4 beds for Oklahoma ADvantage Medicaid waiver participants. Our team helps families navigate the application process.
Life at Marie's House
A Community of Joy & Dignity
Every woman who walks through our doors will be celebrated — as an individual, as a community member, as family. From morning devotionals to afternoon activities to evenings filled with warmth and laughter, Marie's House is built for living, not just for care.
Our Founders
A Family Mission,
A Community Legacy
Marie's House was not built by investors looking for a return. It was built by a nephew and his uncle — carrying their family's matriarch in their hearts.
HT
Harold Thompson
Co-Founder · OKC Managing Partner
"She gave everything to everyone around her. The least we can do is make sure women like her have a place that honors that."
Harold Thompson spent 35 years as an Oklahoma City firefighter — 35 years of running toward people in their most desperate moments. He retired as one of East OKC's most trusted and recognized public servants. But it was a personal moment that changed everything.
When his mother, Miss Marie, began to need more care than the family could provide at home, Harold faced what thousands of East OKC families face every year: there was nothing nearby that truly felt like home. Nothing that honored a woman of her stature and faith. That gap became a calling.
As OKC Managing Partner, Harold brings his fire department discipline, his 35 years of community relationships, his church network, and his deep East OKC roots to every aspect of Marie's House operations. He is on the ground, in the community, every single day.
TC
Terrence Crawford
Co-Founder · Financing & Strategy Lead
"My grandmother was the most dignified woman I've ever known. Building Marie's House is the most important thing I'll ever do."
For Terrence Crawford, Marie's House is not a business venture — it is a tribute to the two women who made him who he is. His grandmother — Harold Thompson's mother — is known by her middle name, Marie, and was the kind of woman who held a family together through faith, grace, and unconditional love. His mother, Harold's sister, taught him that purpose matters more than profit.
When his uncle Harold came to him with the vision for Marie's House, there was never any doubt. Terrence stepped in as the financing and strategy lead, navigating the SBA loan process, building the investor structure, and managing every dollar with the discipline this mission demands.
Terrence handles all capital strategy, lender relationships, licensing, and long-term planning — so that Harold can focus on what he does best: being present in the community his mother loved.
GJ
Gwendolyn Jackson-Blade, LPN
Administrator · Director of Nursing · Activities Coordinator
An accomplished Licensed Practical Nurse with deep experience in skilled nursing and long-term care, Gwendolyn brings the clinical expertise, compassion, and steady hand that Marie's House requires. Her SNF and LTACH background means 20 residents is a lighter clinical load than her prior settings — giving her the bandwidth to be both a skilled clinician and a warm, engaged presence for residents every day.
Gwendolyn holds an active Oklahoma LPN license and is currently completing all three required RCAL administrator examinations. She will serve as the heart of daily operations — caring for residents the way she would care for her own family.
Community Voice
East OKC Has Been Waiting for This
Families across East Oklahoma City have been searching for exactly what Marie's House is building.
★★★★★
My grandmother has been in three different facilities and none of them felt like home. The idea of a women-only environment where she'd be surrounded by women who look like her and share her faith is exactly what our family has been praying for.
★★★★★
I've been searching for something close to home for my aunt for two years. Everything decent is across town. A brand-new facility, all women, right here in our community — I put us on the waitlist the same day I found out.
★★★★★
As a nurse, I see what happens when senior women are placed where they don't feel safe or seen. Marie's House is building something we desperately need in this community — where dignity and faith come first.
* Quotes represent community voices and family perspectives. Marie's House is pre-opening; no residents are currently enrolled. Individual experiences will vary.
Questions & Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question? We have answers. If you don't see yours, call us at (469) 294-3934.
Yes — 100%. Marie's House exclusively serves women 65 and older, and our entire staff is women. Every care aide, administrator, nurse, and support team member is a woman. This policy is legally protected under Fair Housing Act exemptions for residential care facilities, and it is the cornerstone of our mission.
We are currently in the construction financing phase, with SBA loan approval and groundbreaking expected in 2026. Construction is estimated at 14–16 months, with opening anticipated in 2027. We encourage families to join our waitlist now — waitlist spots are free with no commitment, and we will contact families 6 months before opening to schedule tours and begin formal applications.
Monthly fees cover your loved one's private studio unit (shared with one roommate), three full meals per day, personal care assistance, medication management, 24-hour supervision, light housekeeping and laundry, activities and programming, and weekly RN clinical consultation. For current pricing, please call us at (469) 294-3934 or use the contact form — we are happy to walk your family through all options including Medicaid waiver opportunities.
The Oklahoma ADvantage waiver is a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services program that helps income-eligible seniors pay for personal care services in an assisted living setting. Residents generally must need assistance with daily activities and have income under approximately $2,901/month (2025 limit). We have 4 beds reserved for ADvantage waiver residents. Our team can guide your family through the application process — just call or send us a message to get started.
Marie's House has 10 studio units, each housing 2 residents, for a maximum of 20 residents. This boutique scale is intentional — every resident is known by name, care is personalized, and the environment truly feels like a home, not an institution. Our staff-to-resident ratio exceeds state minimums at all times.
Marie's House was co-founded by Harold Thompson and his nephew Terrence Crawford. Harold is a 35-year OKC Fire Department veteran and lifelong East OKC resident serving as on-site Managing Partner. Terrence leads financing, capital, and strategy. Both founders personally guarantee the project and are actively involved. The facility is named in honor of their mother and grandmother, Miss Marie. This is a family mission — not a passive investment company.
Yes. Marie's House will operate under an Oklahoma Residential Care/Assisted Living (RCAL) license from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), which requires annual state inspections, a licensed administrator on-site, and minimum staffing at all times. All staff are background-checked through Oklahoma's OK-SCREEN fingerprinting system before working with residents.
Fill out the form below, call us at (469) 294-3934, or email info@marieshouseokc.com. There is no cost or commitment to join the waitlist. We will contact waitlist families approximately 6 months before opening to schedule tours and begin formal applications. Medicaid waiver families should reach out early so we can help guide your ADvantage application timeline.
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It's Free & Easy.
Spaces at Marie's House are limited to 20 residents. Join our waitlist now to be among the first families considered. No cost, no commitment — just your place in line.
Call Us(469) 294-3934
WebsiteMariesHouseOKC.com
Location3217 N Lindsay Ave
East Oklahoma City, OK 73105
East Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Office HoursMonday–Friday: 9am–5pm CST
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