Little Rock Senior AdvisorThe Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 143 certified beds at 800 Brookside Drive, Little Rock (Pulaski County), CMS certification number 045458. The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What are The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente's Care Compare star ratings?
The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 2 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 1 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 1 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 143 / 90.2 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | No chain listed |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | January 4, 2016 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 224-3940 |
About 90 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 63% of certified beds, lower than the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
What do The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente's recent inspections show?
CMS records 1 health deficiency for The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente in the cycle anchored by the April 2, 2026 standard survey, split 1 standard and 1 from complaints.
Its previous standard survey, on November 21, 2024, produced 9 deficiencies; 0 more citations came from infection-control reviews. Nursing homes across the six counties have a median of 2 deficiencies in the latest cycle, so this count is typical or better.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 2 fines totaling $28,743 and 0 payment denials.
How stable is the nursing staff at The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente?
The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente reports 3.42 total nurse hours per resident day to CMS, lower than the central Arkansas median of 4.05, and 0.17 RN hours, lower than the central Arkansas median of 0.33.
On weekends the total falls to 3.04 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 54.5% (lower than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%), with registered-nurse turnover at 80.0%. CMS counts 3 administrator departures in its measurement period.
How does The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente stack up against nearby homes?
At 143 certified beds it is bigger than the Pulaski County median of 120. The nearest other certified home is Presbyterian Village, Inc in Little Rock, in the same town, which CMS rates 5 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Village, Inc 500 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 0.2 | 70 | 5 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 0 |
| The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen 8701 Riley Drive, 72205 | 1.2 | 140 | 1 of 5 | April 3, 2025 | 8 |
| The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove 7801 Kanis Rd, 72204 | 1.4 | 140 | 4 of 5 | March 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc 516 So Rodney Parham Rd, 72205 | 1.6 | 120 | 3 of 5 | May 15, 2025 | 3 |
| The Springs of Barrow 2600 John Barrow Road, 72204 | 2.0 | 139 | 4 of 5 | March 5, 2026 | 2 |
Where is The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente located?
The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente is in Little Rock, Pulaski County, and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary is the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital file, about 2.5 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is UAMS Medical Center, about 2.5 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 questions does The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente's CMS record raise?
Let the public record set the agenda: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 1 deficiency recorded on April 2, 2026, even if the count is low.
- With turnover at 54.5%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- Ask what led to $28,743 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 63%, 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 The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
