Little Rock Senior AdvisorWhat senior care is available in Pulaski County, Arkansas?
Pulaski County has 18 assisted living facilities with 1,354 licensed beds, 4 residential care facilities and 23 CMS-certified nursing homes with 2,631 certified beds, by the state's July 2026 Bed Need Book and CMS data.
Pulaski County is the core of the metro: Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville and Maumelle, along with the state's largest hospitals, UAMS, Baptist Health-Little Rock and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, and the VA's central Arkansas system.
Most of the region's assisted living and nursing home beds are here, so most central Arkansas families end up touring at least one Pulaski County building.
How many older adults live in Pulaski County?
About 75,609 Pulaski County residents were 65 or older on July 1, 2025 (18.7% of 404,611), and 7,761 were 85 or older, by Census Bureau estimates; the county's median age is 38.8.
| Measure | Pulaski County | Six-county metro |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2025 | 404,611 | 777,607 |
| Age 65+ | 75,609 | 141,631 |
| Age 85+ | 7,761 | 14,355 |
| Assisted living + RCF beds | 1,647 | 2,811 |
| Beds per 1,000 residents 65+ | 22 | 20 |
Is there enough assisted living in Pulaski County?
Not by the state's planning numbers: the Health Services Permit Agency projects that Pulaski County will need 2,306 assisted living and residential care beds by 2031, and it has 1,647 today, a gap of about 659.
A projected shortfall does not mean every building is full today, but it does mean waiting lists are more likely, especially for Medicaid-participating Level II apartments. Ask each building about current openings and how its waiting list works.
Which assisted living facilities are licensed in Pulaski County?
The July 2026 Bed Need Book lists these 18 facilities in Pulaski County, 16 of them Level II.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Approved, not yet licensed | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Ridge Chenal Formerly Fox Ridge of Chenal, Little Rock; permit July 22, 2003; 40 beds licensed April 2,... | Level II | 130 | 0 | Little Rock |
| The Blake at Chenal Valley Chenal Valley is in west Little Rock | Level II | 111 | 0 | Little Rock |
| Brookdale Chenal Heights Formerly Emeritus at Chenal Heights; licensed September 25, 2007 | Level II | 98 | 0 | Little Rock |
| The Manor Formerly The Commons at Bowman; file 1424 added 15 beds | Level II | 90 | 0 | not listed |
| Fox Ridge North Little Rock Formerly Fox Ridge at Parkstone, North Little Rock; licensed August 3, 2007 | Level II | 86 | 0 | North Little Rock |
| Maumelle ALF OPCO Formerly Stonehaven ALF, Maumelle | Level II | 80 | 0 | Maumelle |
| Mira at Maumelle Listed as Mira at Maumelle LLC (Maumelle Senior Living, LLC); file 1661 approved 25 more b... | Level II | 75 | 25 | Maumelle |
| New Horizon Senior Living Listed as New Horizon Senior Living, LLC | Level II | 75 | 0 | not listed |
| Woodland Heights Listed as Woodland Heights, LLC | Level II | 75 | 0 | not listed |
| Little Rock Senior Community Listed as Little Rock Senior Community, LLC | Level II | 74 | 0 | Little Rock |
| Chapters Living of Little Rock Formerly Memory Care of Little Rock and Memory Care at Good Shepherd/The Woodlands Assiste... | Level II | 74 | 0 | Little Rock |
| Vitality Living Pleasant Hills Formerly Brookdale Pleasant Hills and Emeritus at Pleasant Hills; converted from a residen... | Level I | 70 | 0 | not listed |
| Parkway Heights Converted from a residential care facility July 1, 2008 | Level II | 64 | 0 | Little Rock |
| Willow Grove of Maumelle Formerly Elmcroft of Maumelle; converted from a residential care facility September 6, 200... | Level II | 60 | 0 | Maumelle |
| Willow Grove of Sherwood Formerly Elmcroft of Sherwood; converted from a residential care facility January 11, 2008... | Level I | 60 | 0 | Sherwood |
| Ginny & Bob Shell Alzheimer's Center Dated November 12, 2010 in the book | Level II | 60 | 0 | not listed |
| Wellington Woods Assisted Living Center The book spells it 'Assited Living Center' | Level II | 40 | 0 | not listed |
| West Dixon Assisted Living Formerly Madison Assisted Living Facility and Madison Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center... | Level II | 32 | 0 | not listed |
Are there residential care facilities in Pulaski County?
Yes: Good Shepherd ERC Foundation (Little Rock, 70 beds), Jacksonville Care Center (Jacksonville, 39 beds), Magnolias (Little Rock, 120 beds), The Greenbriar on Stagecoach (Little Rock, 64 beds).
See what an RCF is.
Which nursing homes serve Pulaski County?
CMS certifies 23 nursing homes in Pulaski County; 9 hold four or five stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Licensed beds | Deficiencies cited | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health and Rehab, llc 2323 Mccain Boulevard, 72116 | 5 of 5 | 85 | 1 | North Little Rock |
| Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd 3001 Aldersgate Road, 72205 | 5 of 5 | 120 | 1 | Little Rock |
| Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing 12111 Hinson Road, 72212 | 5 of 5 | 97 | 2 | Little Rock |
| Presbyterian Village, Inc 500 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 5 of 5 | 70 | 0 | Little Rock |
| The Springs of Chenal 3115 S Bowman Road, 72211 | 5 of 5 | 70 | 1 | Little Rock |
| The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove 7801 Kanis Rd, 72204 | 4 of 5 | 140 | 0 | Little Rock |
| The Lakes at Maumelle Health and Rehabilitation 103 Alexandria Drive, 72113 | 4 of 5 | 70 | 2 | Maumelle |
| The Springs of Barrow 2600 John Barrow Road, 72204 | 4 of 5 | 139 | 2 | Little Rock |
| The Springs of Pinnacle Mountain 6411 Valley Ranch Drive, 72223 | 4 of 5 | 110 | 0 | Little Rock |
| Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc 516 So Rodney Parham Rd, 72205 | 3 of 5 | 120 | 3 | Little Rock |
| Hickory Heights Health And Rehab, Llc #3 Chenal Heights Drive, 72223 | 3 of 5 | 110 | 1 | Little Rock |
| Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock 2401 John Ashley Drive, 72114 | 2 of 5 | 96 | 8 | North Little Rock |
| Colonel Glenn Health and Rehab, llc 13700 David O Dodd Road, 72210 | 2 of 5 | 120 | 5 | Little Rock |
| Premier at the Springs 3600 Richards Road, 72117 | 2 of 5 | 132 | 6 | North Little Rock |
| Robinson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC 519 Donovan Briley Blvd., 72118 | 2 of 5 | 110 | 7 | North Little Rock |
| Sherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc 245 Indian Bay Drive, 72120 | 2 of 5 | 98 | 2 | Sherwood |
| The Blossoms at West Dixon Rehab & Nursing Center 2821 W Dixon Rd, 72206 | 2 of 5 | 127 | 3 | Little Rock |
| The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente 800 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 1 of 5 | 143 | 1 | Little Rock |
| The Blossoms at Cumberland Rehab & Nursing Center 1516 Cumberland St, 72202 | 1 of 5 | 120 | 7 | Little Rock |
| The Blossoms at Midtown Rehab & Nursing Center 5720 West Markham Street, 72205 | 1 of 5 | 154 | 8 | Little Rock |
| The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing 2501 John Ashley Drive, 72114 | 1 of 5 | 140 | 7 | North Little Rock |
| The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen 8701 Riley Drive, 72205 | 1 of 5 | 140 | 8 | Little Rock |
| Woodland Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation 1320 West Braden Street, 72076 | 1 of 5 | 120 | 7 | Jacksonville |
Where can Pulaski County families get free help?
CareLink, the Central Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, at (501) 372-5300; the Office of Long Term Care takes complaints at 1-800-582-4887, and Access Arkansas takes Medicaid applications at 1-855-372-1084.
PACE is available in Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner and Lonoke counties.
