Little Rock Senior AdvisorWhat is a residential care facility?
An older Arkansas license for congregate personal care, meals and supervision in shared settings, separate from assisted living and frozen by a moratorium on new beds since July 1, 2005.
The July 2026 Bed Need Book shows 7 residential care facilities with licensed beds in the six counties, 369 beds in all: 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), Gunter Family Corporation (Vilonia, 10 beds), Village Park of Conway (Conway, 50 beds), Graham's Foster Home for the Elderly (Cabot, 16 beds).
Which residential care facilities have closed recently?
The state's Bed Need Book notes several recent closures around Little Rock, so call any building before visiting.
- Retirement Centers of Arkansas, Sherwood (RCF): closed April 18, 2025, 45 beds
- Presbyterian Village Retirement Center, Little Rock (RCF): closed 40 beds effective August 6, 2024
- Webster Veterans Home, Lonoke (RCF): closed April 30, 2024, 10 beds
- Hogan Home, Little Rock (RCF): closed June 28, 2022
What should we ask a residential care facility before choosing it?
Ask how many residents share each room and bathroom, how many staff work overnight, what the monthly rate covers, how medications are handled, and what happens if your parent later needs nursing home level of care.
Ask when the Office of Long Term Care last visited and for the results, and whether residents share a bathroom. Because RCF beds are frozen, the remaining buildings are long-established; ask how long the current operator has run it.
How does an RCF differ from assisted living?
Shared space rather than private apartments, one license rather than two levels, and no Living Choices waiver services; residential care often costs less, but a resident who later needs Medicaid help with care usually has to move to a participating Level II building or a nursing home.
See the comparison and the rules.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd ERC Foundation Listed as Good Shepherd ERC Found., Little Rock | RCF | 70 | Little Rock | Pulaski |
| Jacksonville Care Center Listed as Jacksonville Care Center, LLC | RCF | 39 | Jacksonville | Pulaski |
| Magnolias The book notes 51 beds moved out in 2023-2024 | RCF | 120 | Little Rock | Pulaski |
| The Greenbriar on Stagecoach | RCF | 64 | Little Rock | Pulaski |
| Gunter Family Corporation Formerly Gunter's Veterans Home, Vilonia | RCF | 10 | Vilonia | Faulkner |
| Village Park of Conway Same name also holds 47 ALF Level II beds | RCF | 50 | Conway | Faulkner |
| Graham's Foster Home for the Elderly | RCF | 16 | Cabot | Lonoke |
