Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Blue River Healthcare
1105 East Main, Tishomingo, OK 73460 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Elmbrook Management Company (11 facilities) · 70 certified beds
Blue River Healthcare is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.60 hours per resident per day, below the Oklahoma average of 3.84. Its most recent inspection on Aug 29, 2024 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Blue River Healthcare 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) | 3.60 | 3.84 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.34 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 2.57 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 64.9% | 56.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 September 26, 2024 inspection was corrected by November 1, 2024
What inspectors found at Blue River Healthcare
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
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 · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · 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 · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 11, 2023
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2022
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
- 1105 East Main
Tishomingo, OK 73460 - CMS certification #
- 375302
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 37.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-05-01
- Chain
- Elmbrook Management Company (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Elmbrook Management Company
Elmbrook Management Company operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Elmbrook Management Company 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
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2012
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 14, 2012 to Nov 13, 2014. Violations found: Overtime, Family and medical leave. Back wages: $7,378 owed to 58 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Blue River Healthcare (Blue River Healthcare, Inc). Case 1732480.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Inc, Tishomingo. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brookside Nursing Center, Madill. 12.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Victory Home Health, LLC, Tishomingo. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Gene Lafitte Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 73460 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 73460.
Victory Home Health And Hospice, office in Tishomingo, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Southeast Oklahoma, LLC, office in Durant, 21.8 miles away, straight line
Centric Hospice, office in Durant, 22.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Century Integrated Partners, Inc, Mckinney. 69.9 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 Tishomingo, OK, risk to homes is greater than 33% of communities in Oklahoma and 86% 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 Blue River Healthcare a good nursing home?
CMS gives Blue River Healthcare an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Blue River Healthcare staffed?
Blue River Healthcare reports 3.60 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oklahoma average of 3.84.
Has Blue River Healthcare had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Blue River Healthcare have?
Blue River Healthcare is certified for 70 beds.