Little Rock Senior AdvisorThe Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 140 certified beds at 2501 John Ashley Drive, North Little Rock (Pulaski County), CMS certification number 045385. The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing in North Little Rock, Arkansas?
The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 1 for health inspections, 3 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 | 3 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 140 / 105.1 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Individual |
| Chain (CMS) | The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center, 23 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | July 16, 2003 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 758-3800 |
About 105 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 75% of certified beds, close to the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
What do The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing's recent inspections show?
CMS records 7 health deficiencies for The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing in the cycle anchored by the August 27, 2026 standard survey, split 5 standard and 2 from complaints.
The cycle before that (survey date April 24, 2025) logged 3 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The central Arkansas median for the latest cycle is 2, which puts The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing above the regional middle.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 1 fine totaling $50,106 and 0 payment denials.
Does The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing have enough nursing staff?
Payroll data puts The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing at 3.42 nursing hours per resident per day, lower than the central Arkansas median of 4.05, with 0.32 of those hours from registered nurses (about the same as the central Arkansas median of 0.33).
On weekends the total falls to 2.95 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 45.0% (lower than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%), with registered-nurse turnover at 46.2%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
What certified nursing homes are closest to The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing?
At 140 certified beds it is bigger than the Pulaski County median of 120. The nearest other certified home is Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock in North Little Rock, in the same town, which CMS rates 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock 2401 John Ashley Drive, 72114 | 0.0 | 96 | 2 of 5 | August 14, 2026 | 8 |
| Robinson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC 519 Donovan Briley Blvd., 72118 | 2.7 | 110 | 2 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 7 |
| Lakewood Health and Rehab, llc 2323 Mccain Boulevard, 72116 | 3.1 | 85 | 5 of 5 | September 25, 2025 | 1 |
| The Blossoms at Cumberland Rehab & Nursing Center 1516 Cumberland St, 72202 | 3.3 | 120 | 1 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 7 |
| The Blossoms at Midtown Rehab & Nursing Center 5720 West Markham Street, 72205 | 3.3 | 154 | 1 of 5 | August 28, 2025 | 8 |
What else is near The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing in North Little Rock?
The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing 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 3.1 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, about 5.4 miles off; distances run from the home's CMS coordinates to the hospital's town center, not along roads.
Central Arkansas's emergencies are mostly tornadoes, ice storms and summer heat with power loss rather than hurricanes, so ask where residents shelter during a tornado warning and what the generator keeps running.
What should families ask The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing on a visit?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the plan of correction covering the 7 deficiencies from August 27, 2026 and what has changed since.
- With turnover at 45.0%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- Ask what led to $50,106 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 75%, 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 North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
