Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing
2501 John Ashley Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center (23 facilities) · 140 certified beds
The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in North Little Rock, Arkansas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.60 hours per resident per day, below the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Apr 24, 2025 cited 2 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 North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing 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) | 3.60 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.72 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.6% | 50.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing
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 · Apr 24, 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 · Apr 24, 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 · Mar 28, 2024 · 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 · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 28, 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 · Feb 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2023 - 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 24, 2023 - 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 · Feb 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 24, 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
- 2501 John Ashley Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72114 - CMS certification #
- 045385
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 95.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-07-16
- 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 2016
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 Jun 13, 2016 to Jun 12, 2018. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: North Little Rock Health and Rehab Center (Highlands of NLR John Ashley Holdings, LLC). Case 1855260.
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
- University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Arkansas State Veterans Home at North Little Rock, North Little Rock. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Commonspirit Health, Little Rock. 3.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Argenta Drug Co. 2.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 72114 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Arkansas Childrens Hospital-Dialysis, Little Rock, 2.5 miles away, straight line
Fmcna - East Little Rock, Little Rock, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Clinic, Inc- North Little Rock, Little Rock, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 72114.
Arkansas Hospice Inc, office in North Little Rock, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Little Rock, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Home Care LLC, office in Little Rock, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Shc Medical Partners Of Arkansas LLC, Little Rock. 2.3 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 moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing staffed?
The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing reports 3.60 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing have?
The Blossoms at North Little Rock Rehab & Nursing is certified for 140 beds.