Riverside Health Services
1008 ARKANSAS STREET, Arkoma, OK 74901
Arkoma, Oklahoma · CMS verdict
Riverside Health Services holds a 1 of 5 CMS overall star rating - below the Oklahoma state average of 2.7, reflecting below-average quality on the federal five-star scale.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Riverside Health Services in Arkoma, Oklahoma holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 26 of 100 (grade F). The 56-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Oklahoma runs a median of $7,026 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
At 56 certified beds, this facility sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 26 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 26.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Riverside Health Services's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) puts Riverside Health Services's overall quality rating at 1 out of 5 stars, a composite of three sub-ratings: health inspection (2/5), staffing (1/5), and quality measures (1/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Arkoma, Oklahoma, this facility operates 56 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 35 residents - an occupancy rate of about 63%. The facility is classified under for profit - limited liability company ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 63% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within Oklahoma, Riverside Health Services is one of 108 for profit - limited liability company nursing homes CMS rates. Its 1-star overall rating sits below the for profit - limited liability company-segment average of 2.4 stars, ahead of roughly 0% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility (8 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Riverside Health Services's lower-tercile stars compare to Oklahoma
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Oklahoma facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Oklahoma state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Riverside Health Services ranks in Oklahoma
Among the 282 CMS-rated nursing homes in Oklahoma, Riverside Health Services’s 1-star overall rating is higher than 0% of them. The bars show how all Oklahoma homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
85 Oklahoma homes share this 1-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 56 |
| Residents | 35 |
| Ownership | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| County | Le Flore |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 8 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Riverside Health Services? ▾
Riverside Health Services has an overall CMS quality rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 2/5, staffing rating of 1/5, and quality measures rating of 1/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Oklahoma? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Oklahoma's median semi-private nursing home rate at $7,026 per month ($84,315 per year), with private rooms averaging $7,756 per month.
What services does Riverside Health Services offer? ▾
With 56 beds with approximately 35 current residents, Riverside Health Services is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under for profit - limited liability company ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 8 deficiencies and 1 penalties.
Does Riverside Health Services have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Riverside Health Services has multiple deficiencies (8 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Oklahoma? ▾
In Oklahoma, alternatives include assisted living ($6,150/mo), home health aides ($6,292/mo), and adult day care ($1,993/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Oklahoma elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 375371.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.