Overview
Bell Avenue Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Oklahoma average of 2.7. Among the 2 nursing homes in Elk City, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 52% of nursing homes in Oklahoma (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 26, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Oklahoma average of 6.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $31,008 in the past three years.
Bell Avenue Nursing Center is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 54 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2001.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 50%
Top 28%
Top 23%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 26, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $31,008
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.71 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.34 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.69 hrs
- Nurse aides2.68 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 54
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 17, 2001
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes