Little Rock Senior AdvisorPremier at the Springs is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 132 certified beds at 3600 Richards Road, North Little Rock (Pulaski County), CMS certification number 045357. Premier at the Springs holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does Premier at the Springs have from CMS?
Premier at the Springs holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars, with 1 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 2 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 132 / 118.2 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | The Springs Arkansas, 26 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | March 9, 2000 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 955-2108 |
About 118 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 90% of certified beds, higher than the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
How many deficiencies has Premier at the Springs been cited for?
Surveyors from the Office of Long Term Care, working for CMS, last completed Premier at the Springs's standard health survey on August 14, 2025, and the cycle shows 6 health deficiencies: 5 standard and 2 complaint-driven.
The cycle before that (survey date May 8, 2024) logged 17 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The central Arkansas median for the latest cycle is 2, which puts Premier at the Springs above the regional middle.
CMS shows no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How do staffing hours at Premier at the Springs compare locally?
Residents at Premier at the Springs get roughly 4.08 hours of nursing staff time a day (about the same as the central Arkansas median of 4.05); registered nurses account for 0.30 hours (lower than the central Arkansas median of 0.33).
On weekends the total falls to 3.55 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 58.9% (higher than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%), with registered-nurse turnover at 58.3%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
Which nursing homes near Premier at the Springs should we compare?
At 132 certified beds it is bigger than the Pulaski County median of 120. The nearest other certified home is Lakewood Health and Rehab, llc in North Little Rock, about 1.7 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 5 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health and Rehab, llc 2323 Mccain Boulevard, 72116 | 1.7 | 85 | 5 of 5 | September 25, 2025 | 1 |
| Robinson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC 519 Donovan Briley Blvd., 72118 | 3.8 | 110 | 2 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 7 |
| Sherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc 245 Indian Bay Drive, 72120 | 4.0 | 98 | 2 of 5 | December 11, 2025 | 2 |
| The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing 2501 John Ashley Drive, 72114 | 4.4 | 140 | 1 of 5 | August 27, 2026 | 7 |
| Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock 2401 John Ashley Drive, 72114 | 4.4 | 96 | 2 of 5 | August 14, 2026 | 8 |
Where is Premier at the Springs located?
Premier at the Springs 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 1.4 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is CHI St. Vincent North, about 4.4 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.
What should families ask Premier at the Springs on a visit?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the plan of correction covering the 6 deficiencies from August 14, 2025 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 58.9% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- With occupancy near 90%, 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 Premier at the Springs keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
