Little Rock Senior AdvisorThe Manor is an Arkansas assisted living facility in Pulaski County with 90 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 Manor?
As a Level II building, The Manor can keep residents whose needs reach nursing home level of care, can have licensed nursing staff give medications, and must have a registered nurse on staff or under contract.
| Bed Need Book field | Value |
|---|---|
| License type | Assisted living facility, Level II |
| Licensed beds | 90 |
| Approved, not yet licensed | None listed |
| County | Pulaski County |
| Town | Not stated in the Bed Need Book |
| Permit-of-approval file | 1424 |
| History noted by the state | Formerly The Commons at Bowman; file 1424 added 15 beds |
| 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.
Where does The Manor rank by size in Pulaski County?
With 90 licensed beds, The Manor is the number 4 of 18 assisted living facilities in Pulaski County by bed count and holds about 7% of the county's 1,354 licensed assisted living beds; across the six-county metro it ranks 9 of 31.
The buildings just above and below The Manor by licensed beds:
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline Senior Living Communities Formerly Mt. Carmel Community, Bryant (August 28, 2008); file 1427 added 20 beds | Level II | 100 | Bryant | Saline |
| Brookdale Chenal Heights Formerly Emeritus at Chenal Heights; licensed September 25, 2007 | Level II | 98 | Little Rock | Pulaski |
| The Manor at Benton File 1538 added 15 beds | Level II | 90 | Benton | Saline |
| Fox Ridge North Little Rock Formerly Fox Ridge at Parkstone, North Little Rock; licensed August 3, 2007 | Level II | 86 | North Little Rock | Pulaski |
The metro median is 75 beds. Bigger buildings tend to offer more activities and dining choices; smaller ones can feel more like a household. Neither is better by itself.
What does the state's record say about The Manor's history?
The state's record for The Manor notes: Formerly The Commons at Bowman; file 1424 added 15 beds.
Name changes in the record generally follow sales or management changes. On a visit, ask when the current operator took over and whether rates, staffing or policies changed with it.
The permit history shows added or approved beds. New construction can mean newer apartments, but also a building still filling its staff roster, so ask about turnover and agency staffing.
How does Pulaski County's assisted living supply compare with demand?
State planners count 1,647 assisted living and residential care beds in Pulaski County today and project need for 2,306 by 2031, so The Manor sits in a county where supply trails projected demand.
Where is The Manor and which hospitals are close?
The Bed Need Book places The Manor in Pulaski County but does not name the town or street, so we do not estimate distances; the county seat is Little Rock.
DHS's online facility search shows the address of any licensed building; ask the administrator which hospital residents use.
Can Medicaid help pay at The Manor?
Possibly: as a Level II building, The Manor 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 Manor?
Start with the questions the record raises: ask whether The Manor 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 whether the administrator was in place before the last name change.
- Request the latest state survey for The Manor; standard surveys average every 18 months.
