Little Rock Senior AdvisorThe Springs of Barrow is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 139 certified beds at 2600 John Barrow Road, Little Rock (Pulaski County), CMS certification number 045432. The Springs of Barrow holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate The Springs of Barrow in Little Rock, Arkansas?
The Springs of Barrow holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars, with 3 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 4 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 3 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 139 / 93.7 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain (CMS) | The Springs Arkansas, 26 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | July 25, 2010 |
| Phone (CMS) | (501) 224-4173 |
About 94 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 67% of certified beds, lower than the 75% midpoint for central Arkansas nursing homes.
What have inspectors found at The Springs of Barrow?
Surveyors from the Office of Long Term Care, working for CMS, last completed The Springs of Barrow's standard health survey on March 5, 2026, and the cycle shows 2 health deficiencies: 2 standard and 0 complaint-driven.
Its previous standard survey, on September 12, 2024, produced 8 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.
CMS shows no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How do staffing hours at The Springs of Barrow compare locally?
Payroll data puts The Springs of Barrow at 4.07 nursing hours per resident per day, about the same as the central Arkansas median of 4.05, with 0.27 of those hours from registered nurses (lower than the central Arkansas median of 0.33).
On weekends the total falls to 3.43 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 71.1% (higher than the central Arkansas median of 56.6%). CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
How does The Springs of Barrow stack up against nearby homes?
At 139 certified beds it is bigger than the Pulaski County median of 120. The nearest other certified home is The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen in Little Rock, about 1.0 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blossoms at Woodland Hills Rehab & Nursing Cen 8701 Riley Drive, 72205 | 1.0 | 140 | 1 of 5 | April 3, 2025 | 8 |
| The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove 7801 Kanis Rd, 72204 | 1.0 | 140 | 4 of 5 | March 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd 3001 Aldersgate Road, 72205 | 1.0 | 120 | 5 of 5 | January 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Presbyterian Village, Inc 500 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 1.8 | 70 | 5 of 5 | June 4, 2026 | 0 |
| The Blossoms at Breckenridge Rehab & Nursing Cente 800 Brookside Drive, 72205 | 2.0 | 143 | 1 of 5 | April 2, 2026 | 1 |
Where is The Springs of Barrow located?
The Springs of Barrow is in Little Rock, Pulaski County, and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary is the closest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital file, about 0.9 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is UAMS Medical Center, about 0.9 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.
How should we prepare to tour The Springs of Barrow?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 2 deficiencies recorded on March 5, 2026, even if the count is low.
- Turnover of 71.1% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- With occupancy near 67%, ask which halls have open beds and why.
- CMS lists a none council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Arkansas Medicaid will pay later, confirm The Springs of Barrow keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and ask how the resident's monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
