Little Rock Senior AdvisorFox Ridge Bryant is an Arkansas assisted living facility in Bryant with 130 licensed Level II beds, according to the Arkansas Health Services Permit Agency's July 2026 Bed Need Book.
What does Level II licensure mean at Fox Ridge Bryant?
Level II means Fox Ridge Bryant must employ or contract with a registered nurse, may have licensed nurses administer medication, and may house residents who meet nursing home level of care, including people whose services are paid by the Living Choices waiver.
| Bed Need Book field | Value |
|---|---|
| License type | Assisted living facility, Level II |
| Licensed beds | 130 |
| Approved, not yet licensed | None listed |
| County | Saline County |
| Town | Bryant (from the licensed name) |
| Permit-of-approval file | 1331 |
| History noted by the state | Formerly Fox Ridge of Bryant (files 1176/1294) |
| Medicaid Living Choices eligible setting | Possible (Level II); ask whether it participates |
What Level II does not change is the hard limit in the rules: a resident who needs round-the-clock nursing, becomes bedridden or cannot be evacuated with the staff on hand has to move.
How big is Fox Ridge Bryant compared with other Saline County assisted living?
With 130 licensed beds, Fox Ridge Bryant is the largest of 6 assisted living facilities in Saline County by bed count and holds about 25% of the county's 527 licensed assisted living beds; across the six-county metro it ranks 1 of 31.
Closest to Fox Ridge Bryant in size across the six counties:
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Ridge Chenal Formerly Fox Ridge of Chenal, Little Rock; permit July 22, 2003; 40 beds licensed April 2,... | Level II | 130 | Little Rock | Pulaski |
| Pinnacle Point at Bryant | Level II | 111 | Bryant | Saline |
For comparison, half of the metro's 31 assisted living facilities have more than 75 licensed beds and half have fewer.
What history does Arkansas record for Fox Ridge Bryant?
The state's record for Fox Ridge Bryant notes: Formerly Fox Ridge of Bryant (files 1176/1294).
Because the building has operated under other names, it is fair to ask how long the current management company has been in charge and whether the administrator predates it.
Is assisted living near Fox Ridge Bryant in short supply?
Saline County has 527 licensed assisted living and residential care beds against a projected 2031 need of 858, so the state's own planning numbers show a gap of about 331 beds; Fox Ridge Bryant's 130 beds are part of that supply.
About 26,399 Saline County residents were 65 or older in mid-2025 (19.8% of the population), and 2,631 were 85 or older, by Census Bureau estimates. That works out to roughly 20 assisted living and residential care beds per 1,000 residents 65 and older. Tight supply mostly shows up as waiting lists for the most popular buildings and for Medicaid-participating Level II apartments.
What hospital would a resident of Fox Ridge Bryant use?
Fox Ridge Bryant is in Bryant, Saline County; measured from the town's center, the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's data is Arkansas Heart Hospital Encore (Bryant) in Bryant, in the same town.
Next is Saline Memorial Hospital, about 5.3 miles off. Distances run from town center to town center in a straight line, not along roads. Ask which hospital residents are usually taken to.
Does Fox Ridge Bryant take Living Choices?
Possibly: as a Level II building, Fox Ridge Bryant is the kind of setting where Arkansas's Living Choices Assisted Living waiver can pay for care services for an eligible resident, but only if the building participates, and the waiver never pays rent or meals.
CareScout's 2025 Arkansas median for assisted living is $54,744 a year, about $4,562 a month, with no Little Rock-only figure published. Ask for the base rate, the care-level fees, what triggers a move to a higher level, and how much notice is given before increases; Arkansas rules require 30 days' written notice of general rate changes.
How should we prepare to visit Fox Ridge Bryant?
Bring these to the visit: ask whether Fox Ridge Bryant has an Alzheimer's special care unit; if it does, Arkansas requires a written disclosure statement describing the unit's care before admission.
- Ask who the registered nurse is, how many hours a week the RN is in the building, and how many aides and licensed nurses work each shift, especially overnight.
- Ask who the current operator is and when it took over.
- Ask to see Fox Ridge Bryant's most recent Office of Long Term Care survey and plan of correction.
