Nursing home
Hudson Memorial Nursing Home
700 N. College Avenue, El Dorado, AR 71730 · Map
Government - County · 108 certified beds
Hudson Memorial Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in El Dorado, Arkansas. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.93 hours per resident per day, below the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Dec 19, 2024 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Hudson Memorial Nursing Home 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) | 3.93 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.72 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.7% | 50.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 4.3 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at Hudson Memorial Nursing Home
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2023
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
- 700 N. College Avenue
El Dorado, AR 71730 - CMS certification #
- 045214
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 59.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-09-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 3 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2015
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Apr 28, 2021 to Apr 28, 2023. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Hudson Memorial Nursing Home. Case 1980316.
- Findings for Jun 12, 2020 to Jun 11, 2022. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Hudson Memorial Nursing Home. Case 1967766.
- Findings for Jul 25, 2015 to Jul 25, 2016. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Hudson Memorial Nursing Home. Case 1799401.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC, El Dorado. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Timberlane Health & Rehabilitation, El Dorado. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- South Arkansas Home Health, El Dorado. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Brookshire's Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 71730 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita South Arkansas Dialysis, El Dorado, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 71730.
Arkansas Hospice, Inc, office in El Dorado, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in El Dorado, 0.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC, Hope. 60.9 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very 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 | See above |
| 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 very 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hudson Memorial Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Hudson Memorial Nursing Home an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Hudson Memorial Nursing Home staffed?
Hudson Memorial Nursing Home reports 3.93 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has Hudson Memorial Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Hudson Memorial Nursing Home have?
Hudson Memorial Nursing Home is certified for 108 beds.