Nursing home
Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation
1051 West Free Street, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 110 certified beds
Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.27 hours per resident per day, above the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Dec 12, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $7,446In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation 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) | 4.27 | 4.07 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.99 | 2.72 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.9% | 50.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the May 29, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 26, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $7,446, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 29, 2025 · 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 12, 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 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2023 · 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 · Nov 30, 2023 · 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 · Nov 30, 2023 · 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 · Sep 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 15, 2022
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
- 1051 West Free Street
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 - CMS certification #
- 045452
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 110
- Avg residents/day
- 78.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2013-05-10
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2015
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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 Nov 10, 2015 to Nov 9, 2017. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours), Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Lawrence Hall Nursing Center. Case 1837155.
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
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Walnut Ridge. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge, Walnut Ridge. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Five Rivers Medical Center Home Health, Pocahontas. 15.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Futrell's Pharmacy. 13.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 72476 as small town (small town core).
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 72476.
St Bernards Regional Med Ctr H, office in Jonesboro, 23.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- St Bernards Hospital Inc., Jonesboro. 21.8 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set; inside the regulatory floodway. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively high. 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation staffed?
Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation reports 4.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation have?
Lawrence Hall Health & Rehabilitation is certified for 110 beds.