Skilled nursing, rehab & ventilator care in Arkoma, OK, five minutes from Fort Smith
Close to the river. Closer to family.
Riverside Health Services in Arkoma, Oklahoma is a 56-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation community five minutes from Fort Smith, with around-the-clock nursing, ventilator and tracheostomy care close to home, and therapy that gets people home.
Quick answers
Does Riverside take ventilator patients?
Yes. Riverside provides ventilator management and tracheostomy care for residents. Call (918) 875-3107 to talk through a specific patient’s needs.
Does Riverside accept Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes. Riverside is certified for Medicare and for Oklahoma Medicaid, called SoonerCare.
How far is Riverside from Fort Smith?
About five minutes from downtown Fort Smith, on the Oklahoma side of the state line in Arkoma.
Everything under one roof
From complex respiratory needs to a short rehab stay, the full continuum lives at one address. No bouncing between facilities, no long drives for family.
Skilled & Long-Term Nursing
Around-the-clock nursing, medication management, wound care and diabetic care.
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Ventilator & Trach Care
Ventilator management and tracheostomy care, close to home.
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Rehabilitation
Physical and occupational therapy after surgery, a fall or a hospital stay.
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Personal Care & Dining
Unhurried help with daily routines and dining programs for special diets.
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Fifty-six beds. Every name known.
Big facilities can feel like hallways full of strangers. Riverside stays small on purpose, so the people caring for your loved one get to know them, and you, by name.
Families in the river valley shouldn’t have to choose between staying close and getting serious medical care. Riverside is here so they don’t have to.
- 56Licensed beds, small by design
- 24/7Skilled nursing care
- 5 minFrom downtown Fort Smith
- M & MMedicare & Medicaid certified
Specialized care, close to home
- Ventilator and trach care in Arkoma, five minutes from downtown Fort Smith.
- Skilled nursing around the clock, every day of the year.
- Help with the paperwork, coordinating with the hospital, physicians, Medicare and Medicaid.
- Therapy aimed at going home, with goals your family can follow.
- A small, familiar community in a town that looks after its own.
Getting started, in three steps
Whether you’re planning ahead or facing a sudden hospital discharge, we make the move to Riverside clear and calm.
Call or come by
Phone (918) 875-3107 with your questions, or ask to arrange a tour. You’ll get honest answers about whether Riverside is the right fit.
We coordinate the details
Our admissions team works with the hospital, your physician and Medicare or Medicaid so your family can focus on each other.
Settle in
A personalized care plan is ready from day one, covering nursing needs, therapy goals, diet and the routines that make a place feel like home.
Riverside at a glance
- 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.
What you can count on
Clear answers about care, coverage and progress, kindly told.
Skilled nurses on duty around the clock, holidays included.
Families are part of the care team, in every care plan and every conversation.
Good days, every day
Care is only half the story. Visits, music, fresh air and familiar comforts fill out the rest.
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Arkoma raised us. Now we return the favor.
Arkoma was organized by 1911 on land in the Choctaw Nation and named for the border it sits on: ARKansas and OKLAhoma. An interurban streetcar once ran to Fort Smith.
The families who built that town are the families we care for today.
Right on the state line
Five minutes from downtown Fort Smith, at 1008 Arkansas Street in Arkoma.
1008 Arkansas Street
Arkoma, OK 74901
Plan your visit
Arkoma, OK 74901
Come see Riverside for yourself.
The best way to know a care community is to walk through it. Call to arrange a tour, and bring every question you have.
(918) 875-3107