Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 97 certified beds at 12111 Hinson Road, Little Rock (Pulaski County), CMS certification number 045390. Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What are Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing's Care Compare star ratings?
Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 | 97 / 78.5 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | Southern Administrative Services, 35 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | September 29, 2003 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 225-8888 |
About 78 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 81% of certified beds, higher than the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
What have inspectors found at Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing?
The latest standard health inspection in CMS's file for Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing is dated August 6, 2026; that cycle counts 2 health deficiencies, 2 from the annual survey and 1 from complaint investigations.
Going back one cycle, the April 24, 2025 survey found 1 deficiency, with 0 infection-control citations on top. Measured against the 2-deficiency regional median, Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing'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 Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing?
Payroll data puts Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at 4.08 nursing hours per resident per day, about the same as 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 3.20 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 48.9% (lower than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%), with registered-nurse turnover at 70.0%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
Which nursing homes near Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing should we compare?
At 97 certified beds it is smaller than the Pulaski County median of 120. The nearest other certified home is The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente in Little Rock, about 2.2 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente 800 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 2.2 | 143 | 1 of 5 | April 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Presbyterian Village, Inc 500 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 2.3 | 70 | 5 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Hickory Heights Health And Rehab, Llc #3 Chenal Heights Drive, 72223 | 2.5 | 110 | 3 of 5 | August 7, 2025 | 1 |
| The Springs of Chenal 3115 S Bowman Road, 72211 | 3.1 | 70 | 5 of 5 | December 16, 2025 | 1 |
| The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen 8701 Riley Drive, 72205 | 3.2 | 140 | 1 of 5 | April 3, 2025 | 8 |
What else is near Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing in Little Rock?
Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing is in Little Rock, Pulaski County, and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary is the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital file, about 4.3 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is UAMS Medical Center, about 4.3 miles off; distances run from the home's CMS coordinates to the hospital's town center, not along roads.
Ask to see the emergency plan: CMS requires one, and in this part of Arkansas the realistic tests are a tornado warning in the night, an ice storm that cuts power for days, and a July heat wave.
How should we prepare to tour Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing?
Start with what CMS's data suggests: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 2 deficiencies recorded on August 6, 2026, even if the count is low.
- With turnover at 48.9%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- With occupancy near 81%, ask which halls have open beds and why.
- CMS lists a none council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Arkansas Medicaid will pay later, confirm Pleasant Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
