Bell Avenue Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bell Avenue Nursing Center is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Elk City, Oklahoma, part of Skyblue Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.71 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 53.6% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Bell Avenue Nursing Center
2301 Bell AvenueElk City, OK 73644
Beckham County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Bell Avenue Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.71 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Oklahoma average. With about 53 residents a day, that works out to roughly 143 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.71 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.69 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.52 | 3.44 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
53.6% of nursing staff at Bell Avenue Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $31,008 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2024 | Fine | $31,008 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bell Avenue Nursing Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Bell Avenue Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Skyblue Healthcare, 12 homes
- Legal name: Bell Ave SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 17, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Bell Avenue Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Elk City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Elk City | 0.4 | 118 | 3.11 | 4.27 | 40.0% | 4 | None |
| Hensley Nursing & Rehab Sayre | 14.3 | 67 | 3.12 | 4.42 | 43.2% | 5 | None |
| River Valley Skilled Nursing and Therapy Clinton | 25.6 | 100 | 2.17 | 3.54 | 30.0% | 5 | None |
| Cordell Nursing and Rehabilitation Cordell | 26.1 | 110 | 3.89 | 4.77 | 30.9% | 3 | None |
| Clinton Therapy & Living Center Clinton | 26.5 | 101 | 2.67 | 3.95 | 51.4% | 1 | $211,014 |
| Hobart Nursing & Rehabilitation Hobart | 32.4 | 58 | 2.02 | 3.11 | 71.4% | 2 | $13,070 |
| Corn Heritage Village and Rehab Corn | 36.5 | 104 | 3.64 | 4.85 | — | 1 | $50,622 |
| Mangum Skilled Nursing and Therapy Mangum | 37.0 | 140 | 2.37 | 4.07 | 52.9% | 5 | $14,069 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.