Little Rock Senior AdvisorThe Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 104 certified beds at 3501 College Avenue, Conway (Faulkner County), CMS certification number 045313. The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center have from CMS?
The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 1 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 3 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 104 / 69.1 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain (CMS) | The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center, 23 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | June 22, 1996 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 329-9879 |
About 69 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 66% of certified beds, lower than the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
What do The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center's recent inspections show?
Surveyors from the Office of Long Term Care, working for CMS, last completed The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center's standard health survey on May 21, 2025, and the cycle shows 6 health deficiencies: 6 standard and 1 complaint-driven.
Its previous standard survey, on March 7, 2024, produced 17 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 higher than most.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 1 fine totaling $8,021 and 0 payment denials.
How do staffing hours at The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center compare locally?
Payroll data puts The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center at 3.48 nursing hours per resident per day, lower than the central Arkansas median of 4.05, with 0.40 of those hours from registered nurses (higher than the central Arkansas median of 0.33).
On weekends the total falls to 2.99 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 70.9% (higher than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%), with registered-nurse turnover at 77.8%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
How does The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center stack up against nearby homes?
At 104 certified beds it is smaller than the Faulkner County median of 104. The nearest other certified home is Heritage Living Center in Conway, about 1.3 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Living Center 1175 Morningside Drive, 72034 | 1.3 | 140 | 2 of 5 | November 26, 2025 | 6 |
| Conway Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 2603 Dave Ward Drive, 72034 | 1.7 | 105 | 2 of 5 | August 21, 2025 | 7 |
| Salem Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc 2401 Christina Lane, 72034 | 1.8 | 103 | 4 of 5 | January 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Superior Health & Rehab, llc 625 Tommy Lewis Dr, 72033 | 4.2 | 118 | 5 of 5 | August 14, 2025 | 2 |
| Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center #16 Wilson Farm Road, 72058 | 11.1 | 90 | 5 of 5 | May 7, 2026 | 0 |
Where is The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center located?
The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center is in Conway, Faulkner County, and Conway Regional Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital file, about 1.4 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway, about 1.4 miles off; distances run from the home's CMS coordinates to the hospital's town center, not along roads.
Federal certification rules require an emergency plan with shelter-in-place and evacuation procedures and backup power arrangements. In central Arkansas that plan is tested by tornado warnings, ice storms and summer heat, so ask how the building handles each.
What questions does The Blossoms at Conway Rehab & Nursing Center's CMS record raise?
Let the public record set the agenda: ask for the plan of correction covering the 6 deficiencies from May 21, 2025 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 70.9% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- Ask what led to $8,021 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 66%, 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 Conway Rehab & Nursing Center keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
