Little Rock Senior AdvisorArkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 96 certified beds at 2401 John Ashley Drive, North Little Rock (Pulaski County), CMS certification number 045462. Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock have from CMS?
Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars, with 2 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 5 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 2 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 1 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 96 / 91.4 |
| Ownership (CMS) | Government - State |
| Chain (CMS) | No chain listed |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | April 27, 2017 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 683-2382 |
About 91 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 95% of certified beds, higher than the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
What do Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock's recent inspections show?
Surveyors from the Office of Long Term Care, working for CMS, last completed Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock's standard health survey on August 14, 2026, and the cycle shows 8 health deficiencies: 8 standard and 2 complaint-driven.
Its previous standard survey, on May 1, 2025, produced 3 deficiencies; 0 more citations came from infection-control reviews. Nursing homes across the six counties have a median of 2 deficiencies in the latest cycle, so this count is higher than most.
CMS shows no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How stable is the nursing staff at Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock?
Payroll data puts Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock at 4.96 nursing hours per resident per day, higher than the central Arkansas median of 4.05, with 0.44 of those hours from registered nurses (higher than the central Arkansas median of 0.33).
On weekends the total falls to 4.47 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 66.3% (higher than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%), with registered-nurse turnover at 53.8%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
How does Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock stack up against nearby homes?
At 96 certified beds it is smaller than the Pulaski County median of 120. The nearest other certified home is The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing in North Little Rock, in the same town, which CMS rates 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing 2501 John Ashley Drive, 72114 | 0.0 | 140 | 1 of 5 | August 27, 2026 | 7 |
| Robinson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC 519 Donovan Briley Blvd., 72118 | 2.7 | 110 | 2 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 7 |
| Lakewood Health and Rehab, llc 2323 Mccain Boulevard, 72116 | 3.1 | 85 | 5 of 5 | September 25, 2025 | 1 |
| The Blossoms at Cumberland Rehab & Nursing Center 1516 Cumberland St, 72202 | 3.3 | 120 | 1 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 7 |
| The Blossoms at Midtown Rehab & Nursing Center 5720 West Markham Street, 72205 | 3.3 | 154 | 1 of 5 | August 28, 2025 | 8 |
What hospitals are close to Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock?
Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock is in North Little Rock, Pulaski County, and Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock is the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital file, about 3.1 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, about 5.4 miles off; distances run from the home's CMS coordinates to the hospital's town center, not along roads.
Federal certification rules require an emergency plan with shelter-in-place and evacuation procedures and backup power arrangements. In central Arkansas that plan is tested by tornado warnings, ice storms and summer heat, so ask how the building handles each.
How should we prepare to tour Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock?
Let the public record set the agenda: ask for the plan of correction covering the 8 deficiencies from August 14, 2026 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 66.3% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- With occupancy near 95%, ask about the waiting list and whether rehab beds are kept separate.
- CMS lists a resident council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Arkansas Medicaid will pay later, confirm Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
