Nursing home
North Hills Life Care and Rehab
27 E Appleby Road, Fayetteville, AR 72703 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Anthony & Bryan Adams (38 facilities) · 92 certified beds
North Hills Life Care and Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.98 hours per resident per day, below the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Aug 22, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How North Hills Life Care 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) | 3.98 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.72 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.9% | 50.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 August 22, 2024 inspection was corrected by September 21, 2024
What inspectors found at North Hills Life Care 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 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 · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 22, 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 · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 22, 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 · May 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 7, 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 · Jun 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 18, 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
- 27 E Appleby Road
Fayetteville, AR 72703 - CMS certification #
- 045398
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 92
- Avg residents/day
- 82.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-04-22
- Chain
- Anthony & Bryan Adams (38 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Anthony & Bryan Adams
Anthony & Bryan Adams operates 38 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Anthony & Bryan Adams facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What North Hills Life Care 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our dedicated team provides 24 hour nursing care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Enclosed outdoor courtyard with gazebo and a concrete walking path
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Offering private rooms with showers for both short- term rehab residents and Long-term care residents.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Oct 12, 2021.
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
- Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fayetteville Health and Rehabilitation Center, Fayetteville. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Washington Regional Home Health, Fayetteville. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS 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 72703 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- North Hills Dialysis, Fayetteville, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Fayetteville Dialysis, Fayetteville, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Springdale Dialysis, Springdale, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 72703.
Washington Regional Hospice, office in Fayetteville, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Elite Hospice, office in Springdale, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Circle Of Life Hospice, office in Springdale, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Washington Regional Medical System, Fayetteville. 0.1 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors 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, tornado relatively high, heat wave very 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 North Hills Life Care and Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives North Hills Life Care and Rehab an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is North Hills Life Care and Rehab staffed?
North Hills Life Care and Rehab reports 3.98 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has North Hills Life Care and Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does North Hills Life Care and Rehab have?
North Hills Life Care and Rehab is certified for 92 beds.