Nursing home
Bell Avenue Nursing Center
2301 Bell Avenue, Elk City, OK 73644 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Rivers Edge Operations (7 facilities) · 90 certified beds
Bell Avenue Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elk City, Oklahoma. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Mar 26, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $31,008In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bell Avenue Nursing Center compares
This facility vs. the Oklahoma and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Oklahoma avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 3.84 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.34 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.57 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.7% | 56.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 7.2 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the March 26, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 10, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $31,008, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Bell Avenue Nursing Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 5, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2301 Bell Avenue
Elk City, OK 73644 - CMS certification #
- 375399
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 53.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2001-09-17
- Chain
- Rivers Edge Operations (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Rivers Edge Operations
Rivers Edge Operations operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Rivers Edge Operations facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Elk City. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Elk City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elk City. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Great Plains Home Care, Elk City. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 73644 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Elk City Dialysis Center, Elk City, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 73644.
Acg Hospice Iii, office in Elk City, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Traditions Health Of Elk City, office in Elk City, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Elk City Comforting Hands Hospice LLC, office in Elk City, 1.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Long Term Care Specialists, Inc, Bethany. 100.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Elk City, OK, risk to homes is greater than 58% of communities in Oklahoma and 92% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively high, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bell Avenue Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bell Avenue Nursing Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Bell Avenue Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bell Avenue Nursing Center have?
Bell Avenue Nursing Center is certified for 90 beds.