Nursing home
Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center
171 Thrasher Drive, Jonesboro, LA 71251 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Central Management Company (21 facilities) · 139 certified beds
Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jonesboro, Louisiana. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.91 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Apr 30, 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 Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center compares
This facility vs. the Louisiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Louisiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.91 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.48 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.8% | 48.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 8.3 | 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 Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab 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
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 30, 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 30, 2025 · 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 · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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 · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 1, 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 · Mar 1, 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
- 171 Thrasher Drive
Jonesboro, LA 71251 - CMS certification #
- 195463
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 139
- Avg residents/day
- 119.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-04-01
- Chain
- Central Management Company (21 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Central Management Company
Central Management Company operates 21 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Central Management Company 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab 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.
- Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Amenities include carpeted private and semi-private suites, arts and crafts center, a beautiful in-house chapel, in-house rehabilitation and gym, beautifully landscaped grounds with walking paths, and multiple day rooms for a quiet afternoon show, a lively LSU ballgame or an evening of cards or dominoes.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Jackson Parish Hospital, Jonesboro. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Wyatt Manor Nursing and Rehab Ctr, Inc, Jonesboro. 5.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elara Caring, Ruston. 22.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 16.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 71251 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 71251.
Acg Hospice, office in Jonesboro, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Allegiance Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Ruston, 22.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC, Hope. 111.1 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 relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center an overall rating of 3 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 Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center staffed?
Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center reports 3.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center have?
Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Center is certified for 139 beds.