The river taught this town to look after its own.
Arkoma sits on the Oklahoma side of the Arkansas River, across from Fort Smith. Our name, and our way of caring, come from this valley and its people.
Coal, a streetcar and a state line
Arkoma was platted in 1911 on land that belonged to the Choctaw Nation, organized by Capt. James Reynolds, a Civil War veteran who married into the Nation. He named the town for the border it sits on: ARKansas, OKLAhoma.
Reynolds built it as Fort Smith’s Oklahoma suburb, with platted streets, rent houses and an interurban streetcar running across the river. By 1916, six coal mines worked the ground around town.
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.
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.
- 56Licensed beds
- 24/7Skilled nursing care
- 5 minFrom downtown Fort Smith
- 1911Arkoma platted
Judge us the neighbor way: in person.
Visit us at 1008 Arkansas Street. Ask anything; we answer straight.
(918) 875-3107