Little Rock Senior AdvisorNursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 120 certified beds at 3001 Aldersgate Road, Little Rock (Pulaski County), CMS certification number 045343. Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd have from CMS?
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 5 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 3 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 120 / 77.9 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, 38 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | April 23, 1998 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 217-9774 |
About 78 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 65% of certified beds, lower than the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
What have inspectors found at Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd?
Surveyors from the Office of Long Term Care, working for CMS, last completed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd's standard health survey on January 15, 2026, and the cycle shows 1 health deficiency: 1 standard and 0 complaint-driven.
Going back one cycle, the October 4, 2024 survey found 9 deficiencies, with 0 infection-control citations on top. Measured against the 2-deficiency regional median, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd's latest count is at or below the middle.
CMS shows no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How stable is the nursing staff at Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd?
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd reports 4.02 total nurse hours per resident day to CMS, about the same as the central Arkansas median of 4.05, and 0.32 RN hours, about the same as the central Arkansas median of 0.33.
On weekends the total falls to 3.35 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 59.5% (higher than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%), with registered-nurse turnover at 42.9%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
How does Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd stack up against nearby homes?
At 120 certified beds it is equal to the Pulaski County median of 120. The nearest other certified home is The Springs of Barrow in Little Rock, about 1.0 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 4 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Springs of Barrow 2600 John Barrow Road, 72204 | 1.0 | 139 | 4 of 5 | March 5, 2026 | 2 |
| The Springs of Chenal 3115 S Bowman Road, 72211 | 1.1 | 70 | 5 of 5 | December 16, 2025 | 1 |
| The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen 8701 Riley Drive, 72205 | 1.8 | 140 | 1 of 5 | April 3, 2025 | 8 |
| Colonel Glenn Health and Rehab, llc 13700 David O Dodd Road, 72210 | 1.9 | 120 | 2 of 5 | August 14, 2026 | 5 |
| The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove 7801 Kanis Rd, 72204 | 1.9 | 140 | 4 of 5 | March 26, 2026 | 0 |
What hospitals are close to Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd?
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd is in Little Rock, Pulaski County, and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary is the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital file, about 1.8 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is UAMS Medical Center, about 1.8 miles off; distances run from the home's CMS coordinates to the hospital's town center, not along roads.
Central Arkansas's emergencies are mostly tornadoes, ice storms and summer heat with power loss rather than hurricanes, so ask where residents shelter during a tornado warning and what the generator keeps running.
How should we prepare to tour Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd?
Let the public record set the agenda: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 1 deficiency recorded on January 15, 2026, even if the count is low.
- Turnover of 59.5% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- With occupancy near 65%, ask which halls have open beds and why.
- CMS lists a resident council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Arkansas Medicaid will pay later, confirm Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
