Riverside Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Riverside Health Services is a 56-bed for-profit nursing home in Arkoma, Oklahoma. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.38 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 34% above the Oklahoma average of 2.53, and 58.5% nursing staff turnover (Oklahoma average 55.5%).
Riverside Health Services
1008 Arkansas StreetArkoma, OK 74901
Le Flore 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 Riverside Health Services, nurse aides logged 3.38 hours per resident per day, 34% above the Oklahoma average. With about 40 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oklahoma avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.38 | 2.53 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.28 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.08 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.50 | 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
58.5% of nursing staff at Riverside Health Services left over the year CMS measured, against a Oklahoma average of 55.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 87.5%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Oklahoma average 6.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $89,918 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | Fine | $46,898 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Fine | $43,020 |
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. Riverside Health Services holds 1 of 5 overall; the Oklahoma average is 2.7.
About Riverside Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Riverside Health Services LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Riverside Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center Fort Smith | 1.4 | 130 | 2.27 | 3.25 | 57.0% | 1 | None |
| Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 2.5 | 140 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 3.1 | 74 | 3.05 | 4.58 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Fianna Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 3.8 | 102 | 2.94 | 4.15 | 59.3% | 3 | None |
| Brooken Hill Health And Rehab, Llc Fort Smith | 4.6 | 125 | 3.89 | 5.80 | — | 3 | None |
| Methodist Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 4.7 | 145 | 3.63 | 4.89 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 5.1 | 115 | 2.52 | 3.60 | 43.0% | 2 | None |
| Sequoyah East Nursing Center, LLC Roland | 5.2 | 80 | 2.25 | 3.61 | — | 1 | $115,864 |
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.