Nursing home
Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center
228 Pointer Trail West, Van Buren, AR 72956 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Southern Administrative Services (35 facilities) · 105 certified beds
Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Van Buren, Arkansas. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.80 hours per resident per day, below the Arkansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Jan 24, 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 Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health 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) | 3.80 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.56 | 2.72 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.9% | 50.5% | 46.4% | below 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 January 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health 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 · Jan 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 · Jan 24, 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 · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 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 · Dec 21, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 21, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2023 · 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
- 228 Pointer Trail West
Van Buren, AR 72956 - CMS certification #
- 045138
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 105
- Avg residents/day
- 82.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-03-01
- Chain
- Southern Administrative Services (35 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Southern Administrative Services
Southern Administrative Services operates 35 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Southern Administrative Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Pets allowed.
Pet-Friendly; pets with proof of vaccination are welcome to visit
(page, checked Oct 15, 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.
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 - Van Buren, Van Buren. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Blossoms at Van Buren Rehab and Nursing Center, Van Buren. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Van Buren. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 72956 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Van Buren Dialysis Center, Van Buren, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Ft Smith Regional Dialysis Ctr, Fort Smith, 11.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 72956.
Heart Of Hospice, LLC, office in Fort Smith, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mercy Hospice, office in Fort Smith, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Area Agency On Aging Of Western Arkansas Inc, office in Fort Smith, 8.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences, Fayetteville. 44.4 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 relatively 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 relatively 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 Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center an overall rating of 4 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 Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center staffed?
Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center reports 3.80 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arkansas average of 4.07.
Has Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center have?
Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center is certified for 105 beds.