Nursing home
The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center
5301 Wheeler Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center (23 facilities) · 130 certified beds
The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fort Smith, Arkansas. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.21 hours per resident per day, below the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Sep 19, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center 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) | 3.21 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.24 | 0.40 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.25 | 2.72 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.6% | 50.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 September 19, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 15, 2025
What inspectors found at The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center
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 · Sep 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2025 · 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 · Sep 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · 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 · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · 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 · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · 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
- 5301 Wheeler Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72901 - CMS certification #
- 045345
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 116.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-09-11
- Chain
- The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center (23 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center
The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center operates 23 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2022
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 Jan 30, 2022 to Jan 30, 2024. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours), Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center (Wheeler Ave Operating, LLC). Case 1989369.
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
- Baptist Health - Fort Smith, Fort Smith. 2.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Riverside Health Services, Arkoma. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Area Agency On Aging Of Western Arkansas, Inc., Fort Smith. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Health Depot #1. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 72901 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Ft Smith Regional Dialysis Ctr, Fort Smith, 2.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Van Buren Dialysis Center, Van Buren, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 72901.
Area Agency On Aging Of Western Arkansas Inc, office in Fort Smith, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Heart Of Hospice, LLC, office in Fort Smith, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mercy Hospice, office in Fort Smith, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences, Fayetteville. 53.7 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 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center staffed?
The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center reports 3.21 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center have?
The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center is certified for 130 beds.