The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center

Name: The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center
Address: 5301 WHEELER AVENUE, Fort Smith, AR, 72901, US
Telephone: 4796463454

5301 Wheeler Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 · Sebastian County · 130 certified beds · avg 120 residents/day · certified since Sep 11, 1998

Part of chain: THE BLOSSOMS REHAB & NURSING CENTER (23 facilities, chain avg rating 2.6★)

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.42

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)

▲ Actual harm, one-off · Jan 8, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.

Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.

Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.

Corrected: Feb 7, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

All citations in the current public record (30)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Sep 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate.
Sep 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Sep 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time.
Sep 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication.
Sep 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Apr 16, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · from a complaint
Apr 16, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility has more than 120 beds but did not hire a qualified full-time social worker as required. · from a complaint
Mar 18, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint
Jan 8, 2025	▲ G · Actual harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Jan 8, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · from a complaint
Jan 8, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint
Jan 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not honor residents' right to manage their own money and financial affairs. · from a complaint
Jan 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint
Jan 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. · from a complaint
Sep 19, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Sep 19, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not make reasonable adjustments to fit each resident's individual needs and preferences — things like call buttons within reach, preferred wake-up times, or accessible room setups. · from a complaint
Sep 19, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint
May 23, 2024	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
May 23, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights.
May 23, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
May 23, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
May 23, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
May 23, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Apr 28, 2023	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not provide care that took into account residents' past trauma or their cultural backgrounds. Care is supposed to be sensitive to what residents have lived through and where they come from.
Apr 28, 2023	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Apr 28, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Apr 28, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines.
Apr 28, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required.
Apr 28, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	When a resident had a planned discharge, the facility did not make sure the necessary information was communicated to the resident and to the doctors or facility taking over their care.
Apr 28, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (6 → 5).

Year	Citations	Serious (G–L)	Worst severity that year
2023	7	0	F
2024	9	0	F
2025	14	1	G ▲

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	Arkansas avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	3.42	4.71	3.95	bottom 1% in Arkansas; bottom 32% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.27	0.48	0.69	bottom 12% in Arkansas; bottom 7% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	2.96	4.04	3.50	bottom 1% in Arkansas; bottom 29% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.23	0.28	0.48	bottom 42% in Arkansas; bottom 18% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	57.0	49.5	45.8	bottom 27% in Arkansas; bottom 21% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	66.7	44.8	42.9	bottom 21% in Arkansas; bottom 15% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.25, RN 0.26, weekend 2.81. Staffing rating: 1/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Partnership

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Aks Ar Opoc LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	01/01/2023
Arkansas Opco Holding LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	04/05/2021
Schreiber, Abraham	Individual	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	01/01/2023
Brown, Brandon	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	07/05/2022
Brown, Brandon	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	07/05/2022

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
"What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
"Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
"How do you identify and arrange specialized services for residents with mental health conditions or disabilities?"
"Do you have a full-time social worker on staff, and how would they work with my family member?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection	Flags
Riverside Health Services	1.4 mi	Arkoma, OK	★☆☆☆☆	2/5
Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center	2.0 mi	Fort Smith, AR	★★★★☆	4/5
Fianna Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2.4 mi	Fort Smith, AR	★★★☆☆	3/5
Brooken Hill Health and Rehab, LLC	3.2 mi	Fort Smith, AR	★★★☆☆	3/5
Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab	3.5 mi	Fort Smith, AR	★★★★☆	3/5
Methodist Health and Rehab	4.7 mi	Fort Smith, AR	★★★☆☆	3/5
Pocola Health and Rehab	5.5 mi	Pocola, OK	★☆☆☆☆	2/5	abuse
Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center	6.1 mi	Fort Smith, AR	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Ashton Place Health and Rehab, LLC	6.3 mi	Barling, AR	★★★★☆	4/5
Sequoyah East Nursing Center, LLC	6.5 mi	Roland, OK	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
The Blossoms at Van Buren Rehab and Nursing Center	8.7 mi	Van Buren, AR	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center	9.4 mi	Van Buren, AR	★★★★☆	3/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 045345.

The Care File

Visit checklist — The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center

5301 Wheeler Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 · 4796463454

Health inspection rating 2/5 · CMS overall 1/5· Fines (3y): $0

Most serious findings on record:

▲ Jan 8, 2025 (F-0689, Actual harm, one-off): The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
☐ "If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
☐ "What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
☐ "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
☐ "How do you identify and arrange specialized services for residents with mental health conditions or disabilities?"
☐ "Do you have a full-time social worker on staff, and how would they work with my family member?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 045345 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)