River Oaks Care Center
Nursing home in Steele, Missouri, CMS certification number 265210
1001 North Walnut, Steele, MO 63877 · Pemiscot County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 90
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 8, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $41,389 (1)
Does River Oaks Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River Oaks Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours River Oaks Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.29
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.24
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.67
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.37
- Weekend total hours
- 2.89
- Nursing staff turnover
- 52.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 8, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 16, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined River Oaks Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $41,389 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 61.3 residents live here, about 68% of its 90 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 61.3
- Certified since
- October 31, 1983
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River Oaks Care Center
- Legal business name
- Steele No 1 Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 36 homes nationally under Circle B Enterprises, 2.6-star chain average
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- Gideon Care Center300 Lunbeck, Gideon 63848
Who inspects nursing homes in Missouri
Missouri's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Missouri, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run River Oaks Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about River Oaks Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of River Oaks Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River Oaks Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River Oaks Care Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River Oaks Care Center?
Steele No 1 Inc, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.