What senior care is available in Little Rock, Arkansas?
Little Rock has at least 6 assisted living facilities named to the city in the state's bed records, 3 residential care facilities and 15 CMS-certified nursing homes; 7 more Pulaski County assisted living buildings have no town in the state record.
Little Rock is the state capital and the metro's center, with about 206,000 residents. West Little Rock along Chenal Parkway and Cantrell Road holds most of the newer assisted living, while the Heights, Hillcrest and midtown neighborhoods sit near the Baptist Health, UAMS and CHI St. Vincent medical campuses.
This page gathers what the public record shows for the city itself; the care-type pages below go deeper.
Which assisted living facilities are in Little Rock?
The largest named to Little Rock is Fox Ridge Chenal with 130 licensed beds; all 6 are Level II.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Ridge Chenal Formerly Fox Ridge of Chenal, Little Rock; permit July 22, 2003; 40 beds licensed April 2,... | Level II | 130 | Little Rock |
| The Blake at Chenal Valley Chenal Valley is in west Little Rock | Level II | 111 | Little Rock |
| Brookdale Chenal Heights Formerly Emeritus at Chenal Heights; licensed September 25, 2007 | Level II | 98 | Little Rock |
| Little Rock Senior Community Listed as Little Rock Senior Community, LLC | Level II | 74 | Little Rock |
| Chapters Living of Little Rock Formerly Memory Care of Little Rock and Memory Care at Good Shepherd/The Woodlands Assiste... | Level II | 74 | Little Rock |
| Parkway Heights Converted from a residential care facility July 1, 2008 | Level II | 64 | Little Rock |
| The Manor Formerly The Commons at Bowman; file 1424 added 15 beds | Level II | 90 | not listed |
| New Horizon Senior Living Listed as New Horizon Senior Living, LLC | Level II | 75 | not listed |
| Woodland Heights Listed as Woodland Heights, LLC | Level II | 75 | not listed |
| Vitality Living Pleasant Hills Formerly Brookdale Pleasant Hills and Emeritus at Pleasant Hills; converted from a residen... | Level I | 70 | not listed |
| Ginny & Bob Shell Alzheimer's Center Dated November 12, 2010 in the book | Level II | 60 | not listed |
| Wellington Woods Assisted Living Center The book spells it 'Assited Living Center' | Level II | 40 | not listed |
| West Dixon Assisted Living Formerly Madison Assisted Living Facility and Madison Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center... | Level II | 32 | not listed |
Which hospitals serve Little Rock seniors?
UAMS Medical Center, Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary are the major acute-care hospitals, with Arkansas Heart Hospital in west Little Rock and the VA's John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital for veterans.
Most nursing homes in the city take short-term rehab patients from these hospitals. Ask a hospital case manager early which homes have accepted a referral.
How do Little Rock families pay for care?
Mostly privately for assisted living, at a 2025 Arkansas median near $4,562 a month, with Arkansas Medicaid paying for nursing home care and, through Living Choices, for care services in participating Level II buildings.
PACE, offered by Baptist Health PACE, serves eligible Pulaski County residents at home. See costs and paying.
