Little Rock Senior AdvisorThe Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 140 certified beds at 8701 Riley Drive, Little Rock (Pulaski County), CMS certification number 045259. The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen 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 Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen have from CMS?
The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 1 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 2 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 140 / 98.9 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center, 23 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | November 10, 1994 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 224-2700 |
About 99 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 71% of certified beds, lower than the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
What have inspectors found at The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen?
The latest standard health inspection in CMS's file for The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen is dated April 3, 2025; that cycle counts 8 health deficiencies, 6 from the annual survey and 2 from complaint investigations.
Its previous standard survey, on February 16, 2024, produced 21 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 $88,852 and 0 payment denials.
CMS also shows its abuse icon for this home, which means an abuse citation in the past year or potential-abuse citations in each of the two years before.
How do staffing hours at The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen compare locally?
The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen reports 3.38 total nurse hours per resident day to CMS, lower than the central Arkansas median of 4.05, and 0.31 RN hours, lower than the central Arkansas median of 0.33.
On weekends the total falls to 2.80 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 77.1% (higher than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%), with registered-nurse turnover at 77.3%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
Which nursing homes near The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen should we compare?
At 140 certified beds it is bigger than the Pulaski County median of 120. The nearest other certified home is The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove in Little Rock, in the same town, which CMS rates 4 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove 7801 Kanis Rd, 72204 | 0.3 | 140 | 4 of 5 | March 26, 2026 | 0 |
| The Springs of Barrow 2600 John Barrow Road, 72204 | 1.0 | 139 | 4 of 5 | March 5, 2026 | 2 |
| Presbyterian Village, Inc 500 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 1.0 | 70 | 5 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 0 |
| The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente 800 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 1.2 | 143 | 1 of 5 | April 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc 516 So Rodney Parham Rd, 72205 | 1.2 | 120 | 3 of 5 | May 15, 2025 | 3 |
What hospitals are close to The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen?
The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen is in Little Rock, Pulaski County, and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary is the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital file, about 1.3 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is UAMS Medical Center, about 1.3 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.
How should we prepare to tour The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen?
Start with what CMS's data suggests: ask for the plan of correction covering the 8 deficiencies from April 3, 2025 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 77.1% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- Ask what led to $88,852 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 71%, 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 Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
