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Bell Avenue Nursing Center

2301 BELL AVENUE, ELK CITY, OK, 73644
(580) 225-3335
90 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
90
CMS facility ID
375399
Care type
Nursing home
County
Beckham
Facility name
Bell Avenue Nursing Center
Street address
2301 BELL AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Elk City, OK 73644
Phone
(580) 225-3335

About this facility — Bell Avenue Nursing Center

Bell Avenue Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Elk City, Oklahoma. It is licensed for 90 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma (100 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Elk City and 283 skilled nursing facilities across Oklahoma. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Bell Avenue Nursing Center 18 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $31,008 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Parent company
Skyblue Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Rivers Edge Operations Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2023
Rivers Edge Partners Llc
Indirect owner — 50% stake — since 2023
Oelbaum, Yitzchok
Indirect owner · Officer · Operational control — 15% stake — since 2023
Ganz, David
Officer · Operational control — since 2023
Thiessen, Trever
Managing employee — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2001-09-17
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$31,008 total
Last standard inspection
2025-03-26
Nurse staffing
3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$283 per day (≈ $8,600/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
75% Medicaid · 14% Medicare · 11% private/other
Occupancy
58% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
8% above the OK median of $263/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
90
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2025-03-26Health inspection3 citations
F-0636
E · No harm found
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0641
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-05-10
2024-12-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-01-03
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)
2024-08-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
H · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-09-19
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-09-19
2023-01-05Health inspection1 citation
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2023-02-09
2025-03-26Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-05-10
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-05-10
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2025-05-10
2023-12-01Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-03-07
2023-01-05Fire-safety inspection7 citations
K-0321
F · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-02-09
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2023-02-17
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-03-15
K-0353
C · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-02-09
K-0521
E · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-02-17
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2023-02-09
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-02-09

Federal penalties

2024-08-22Fine$31,008
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 375399.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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