Little Rock Senior AdvisorThe Blake at Chenal Valley is an Arkansas assisted living facility in Little Rock with 111 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 The Blake at Chenal Valley?
Level II means The Blake at Chenal Valley 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 | 111 |
| Approved, not yet licensed | None listed |
| County | Pulaski County |
| Town | Little Rock (from the licensed name) |
| Permit-of-approval file | 1549 |
| History noted by the state | Chenal Valley is in west Little Rock |
| 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 The Blake at Chenal Valley compared with other Pulaski County assisted living?
With 111 licensed beds, The Blake at Chenal Valley is the number 2 of 18 assisted living facilities in Pulaski County by bed count and holds about 8% of the county's 1,354 licensed assisted living beds; across the six-county metro it ranks 4 of 31.
Closest to The Blake at Chenal Valley 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 |
| Brookdale Conway Formerly Emeritus at Trillium Park, Conway; licensed December 5, 2007 | Level I | 100 | Conway | Faulkner |
| Ridgemere Formerly Arabella of Conway; the Permit Commission approved 24 beds March 18, 2021 | Level II | 100 | Conway | Faulkner |
For comparison, half of the metro's 31 assisted living facilities have more than 75 licensed beds and half have fewer.
What does the state's record say about The Blake at Chenal Valley's history?
The state's record for The Blake at Chenal Valley notes: Chenal Valley is in west Little Rock.
Ask the administrator to walk you through the building's history and its current ownership, and compare that with what the state shows.
How does Pulaski County's assisted living supply compare with demand?
Pulaski County has 1,647 licensed assisted living and residential care beds against a projected 2031 need of 2,306, so the state's own planning numbers show a gap of about 659 beds; The Blake at Chenal Valley's 111 beds are part of that supply.
What hospital would a resident of The Blake at Chenal Valley use?
The Blake at Chenal Valley is in Little Rock, Pulaski County; measured from the town's center, the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's data is CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, in the same town.
Next is UAMS Medical Center, about 0.0 miles off. These are crow-flies distances between town centers; drive times are longer. Ask whether staff accompany a resident to the emergency room.
Can Medicaid help pay at The Blake at Chenal Valley?
Possibly: as a Level II building, The Blake at Chenal Valley 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.
What should families ask on a tour of The Blake at Chenal Valley?
Use the public record to set the agenda: ask whether The Blake at Chenal Valley 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 when OLTC last surveyed The Blake at Chenal Valley and what it found.
