Blue River Healthcare, Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Blue River Healthcare, Inc is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, part of Elmbrook Management Company. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 66.0% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Blue River Healthcare, Inc
1105 East MainTishomingo, OK 73460
Johnston 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 Blue River Healthcare, Inc, nurse aides logged 2.40 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Oklahoma average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 88 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.37 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.61 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 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
66.0% of nursing staff at Blue River Healthcare, Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 29, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Blue River Healthcare, Inc holds 5 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Blue River Healthcare, Inc
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Elmbrook Management Company, 11 homes
- Legal name: Blue River Healthcare Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Blue River Healthcare, Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brookside Nursing Center Madill | 12.1 | 140 | 2.47 | 3.76 | 56.7% | 2 | $31,530 |
| Family Care Center of Kingston Kingston | 16.4 | 60 | 3.67 | 4.78 | — | 3 | None |
| The King's Daughters & Sons Nursing Home Durant | 20.3 | 65 | 2.58 | 4.48 | 31.6% | 4 | $15,249 |
| Four Seasons Rehabilitation & Care Durant | 22.0 | 122 | 2.33 | 3.30 | 60.4% | 1 | None |
| Oakridge Nursing Center Durant | 22.2 | 104 | 2.19 | 3.57 | 77.0% | 2 | $14,069 |
| Calera Manor Calera | 23.5 | 82 | 1.47 | 2.26 | 42.2% | 2 | None |
| Woodview Home, Inc. Ardmore | 25.5 | 68 | 2.58 | 3.95 | 66.0% | 4 | None |
| Ardmore Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ardmore · many days without an RN | 26.6 | 62 | 2.54 | 3.30 | 68.9% | 3 | $12,606 |
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.