Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab
4623 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Central Arkansas Nursing Centers (39 facilities) · 74 certified beds
Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fort Smith, Arkansas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.86 hours per resident per day, above the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on May 8, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab compares
This facility vs. the Arkansas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Arkansas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.86 | 4.07 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.37 | 2.72 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 61.8% | 50.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 4.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the May 8, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 1, 2025
What inspectors found at Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 4623 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72903 - CMS certification #
- 045364
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 74
- Avg residents/day
- 68.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2001-03-17
- Chain
- Central Arkansas Nursing Centers (39 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Central Arkansas Nursing Centers
Central Arkansas Nursing Centers operates 39 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Central Arkansas Nursing Centers facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation to and from medical appointments is provided plus we arrange a wide variety of social events for the residents’ enjoyment.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
The facility offers private and semi-private rooms.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, Fort Smith. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Methodist Health and Rehab, Fort Smith. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Access Home Health, Fort Smith. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 72903 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Ft Smith Regional Dialysis Ctr, Fort Smith, 5.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Van Buren Dialysis Center, Van Buren, 7.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 72903.
Heart Of Hospice, LLC, office in Fort Smith, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mercy Hospice, office in Fort Smith, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Area Agency On Aging Of Western Arkansas Inc, office in Fort Smith, 2.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences, Fayetteville. 50.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab staffed?
Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab reports 4.86 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab have?
Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab is certified for 74 beds.