About Riverside Health Services in Arkoma, OK
The river taught this town to look after its own.
Arkoma sits on the Oklahoma side of the state line, next door to Fort Smith in the Arkansas River valley. Our name, and our way of caring, come from this valley and its people.
A small nursing home with serious capability
Riverside Health Services is a 56-bed skilled nursing facility at 1008 Arkansas Street in Arkoma, Oklahoma, in LeFlore County. It is certified for Medicare and for Oklahoma Medicaid (SoonerCare), and has been approved for both programs since September 1999.
We provide skilled nursing around the clock, ventilator management and tracheostomy care, physical and occupational therapy, and long-term care. The facility is operated by Riverside Health Services LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, according to Medicare’s public records.
We are a separate organization from other health systems that share the “Riverside” name.
- Beds
- 56 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified beds
- Type
- Skilled nursing facility (nursing home) in Arkoma, Oklahoma
- Coverage
- Medicare and Oklahoma Medicaid (SoonerCare) certified
- Respiratory
- Ventilator management and tracheostomy care
- Therapy
- Physical therapy and occupational therapy
- Nursing
- Skilled nursing care 24 hours a day
- Legal name
- Riverside Health Services LLC (for-profit limited liability company)
- Medicare ID
- CMS Certification Number (CCN) 375371 · NPI 1942750823
- Certified since
- First approved for Medicare and Medicaid in September 1999
- Nearby hospitals
- Baptist Health-Fort Smith about 2 miles; Mercy Hospital Fort Smith about 7 miles
Sources: CMS Care Compare provider data (September 2026) and the NPPES NPI Registry. Distances are driving estimates.
Check us yourself. Every Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home has a public record. Look up our ratings, staffing and inspection results before you decide.
A streetcar, a captain and a state line
By 1911 a town had been organized on the land of Capt. James Reynolds, a Civil War veteran who married into the Choctaw Nation. He platted the town and named it for the border it sits on: ARKansas, OKLAhoma.
Reynolds developed it as a suburb of Fort Smith and had an interurban streetcar line run to Arkoma. The streetcar stopped running in 1917, and Arkoma incorporated as a town in 1946.
Those families are our residents and neighbors now. Caring for them isn’t a market. It’s the neighborhood.
Source: Oklahoma Historical Society, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, “Arkoma”.
The Riverside way
Dignity First
Every resident is somebody’s whole world. We care for them like it.
Clinical Honesty
Clear answers about conditions, medications and progress, kindly told.
Local Roots
A community facility serving the families of the river valley.
Family as Partners
Care conferences, open communication and a phone that gets answered.
Capability Close to Home
Vent and trach care that keeps families together instead of hours apart.
Showing Up
Around the clock, holidays included. Consistency is the quietest form of care.
The whole river valley
Arkoma · Fort Smith · Pocola · Poteau · Spiro · and communities across LeFlore County and the Fort Smith area. Close enough that family can be part of every week.
- Baptist Health-Fort Smithabout 2 miles, about 5 minutes
- Downtown Fort Smithabout 3 miles, about 6 minutes
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smithabout 7 miles, about 12 minutes
- Pocola, OKabout 10 miles, about 17 minutes
- Spiro, OKabout 16 miles, about 21 minutes
- Poteau, OKabout 27 miles, about 45 minutes
Driving estimates from our front door, without traffic.
- 56Licensed beds
- 24/7Skilled nursing care
- 5 minFrom downtown Fort Smith
- 1911Arkoma organized
Rights, concerns and outside help
Every resident of a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home has rights protected by federal and state law. Here is where to learn about them and where to turn with a concern.
Residents’ rights
Medicare explains the rights of nursing home residents, including dignity, privacy, making complaints and managing your own money. Read them on Medicare.gov.
Raising a concern with us
Tell any staff member, or call (918) 875-3107 and ask for the Administrator. You can raise a concern without fear of retaliation.
Outside help
The Oklahoma Long-Term Care Ombudsman advocates for residents. Complaints and inspection reports are handled by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Judge us the neighbor way: in person.
Visit us at 1008 Arkansas Street. Ask anything, and we’ll answer straight.
(918) 875-3107