Overview
River Oaks Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Steele. It scores best on health inspections (3 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 56% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 8, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Missouri average of 11.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $41,389 in the past three years.
River Oaks Care Center is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 61 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1983.
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 70%
Top 58%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $41,389
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.29 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.24 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.67 hrs
- Nurse aides2.37 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 61
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 31, 1983
- 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