CCN 375399 · Beckham County, Oklahoma
Bell Avenue Nursing Center
2301 Bell Avenue, Elk City, OK 73644
Bell Avenue Nursing Center is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Elk City, Oklahoma, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2001. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 52.7 residents a day, about 59% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $9.3 million originally, at 5.40%, with $9.2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in April 2061.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 52.7 (58.6% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Bell Ave SNF Operations LLC
- Certified since
- Sep 17, 2001
- Chain or affiliated group
- Skyblue Healthcare (12 facilities, chain average 2.4 stars)
- Location
- Rural
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Oklahoma median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 | State spread: 74 at 1, 66 at 2, 50 at 3, 56 at 4, 35 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.69 | 3.68 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.52 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.6% | 55.2% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 58.6% | 64.6% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $31,008 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 3 (Mar 26, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Bell Avenue Nursing Center meets that part today: 4 stars overall, 4 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Edge Operations LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/06/2023 |
| Rivers Edge Partners LLCOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 50% | 10/01/2023 |
| Oelbaum, YitzchokIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 15% | 01/06/2023 |
| Ganz, DavidIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 10/01/2023 |
| Oelbaum, YitzchokIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/06/2023 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2023 | Bell Ave SNF Operations LLC | Bell Avenue Nursing LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Bell Avenue Nursing Center, 90 beds. Lender at endorsement: Vium Capital Mortgage LLC | $9,260,200 | Active: 5.40%, $9,222,599 balanceMatures Apr 1, 2061. Servicer: Vium Capital Mortgage LLC | 11822043 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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