The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, actual harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: H
Nursing home report
BELL AVENUE NURSING CENTER
ELK CITY, OK · Medicare-certified · 90 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
Bell Avenue Nursing Center in Elk City, OK has a 3-star overall rating, with a 4-star health inspection rating but a very low 1-star staffing rating. It also had $31,008 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty, with recent citations related to resident protection and assessment issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 26, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $31,008recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.
Staffing detail
Total staff turnover: 49%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.9%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
9.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.6%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
1.5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.1%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.1%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.2%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.9%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
32.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.2%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.2%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to fully assess a resident promptly on admission and then keep that assessment updated regularly. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 636 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
Recent history
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $31,008 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $31,008 in total fines.
- $31,008
Federal fine
Aug 22, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of SKYBLUE HEALTHCARE · 10 homes · 2.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 51.9 residents on an average day (58% of 90 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 24 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.