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228 Pointer Trail West, Van Buren, AR 72956 (opens Google Maps) · Crawford County · (479) 474-5276· 105 certified beds · avg 82 residents/day · certified since Mar 1, 1989 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: SOUTHERN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (35 facilities, chain avg rating 3.8★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · how star ratings work →
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 quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Sep 23, 2022 · F-0689
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 (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Aug 14, 2022 (Past Non-Compliance)
Showing the latest 3 of 26 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
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. F-0656
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. F-0684
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. F-0812
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0656 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0812 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0880 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · from a complaint · F-0641 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · F-0645 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the right treatment and services for residents with dementia or signs of dementia. Dementia care requires specific approaches, training, and patience. · F-0744 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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. · F-0812 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0550 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not give residents important notices in a format and language they can understand — for example, translated documents or accessible formats for those with vision or hearing loss. · F-0574 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 · F-0689 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. · F-0692 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not keep its building and grounds safe, functional, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. · F-0921 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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. · F-0812 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · F-0578 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · F-0645 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · F-0804 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not prepare and serve food in a form that meets each resident's individual needs — for example, chopped, pureed, or softened food for residents with chewing or swallowing problems. · F-0805 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have a written plan describing how it runs its quality improvement program — the ongoing process of finding problems in care and fixing them. · F-0865 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0880 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | B · Potential for minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0657 |
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (7 → 8).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | E |
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.
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What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Arkansas avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.35 | 4.71 | 3.95 | bottom 35% in Arkansas; top 27% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.69 | top 46% in Arkansas; bottom 32% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.81 | 4.04 | 3.50 | bottom 38% in Arkansas; top 29% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.48 | bottom 16% in Arkansas; bottom 6% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 30.8 | 49.5 | 45.8 | top 6% in Arkansas; top 16% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 33.3 | 44.8 | 42.9 | top 30% in Arkansas; top 33% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — 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 3.71, RN 0.39, weekend 3.25.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.71 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4p2t1 Ops Holding LP | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 12/14/2020 |
| Alexark1 LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 12/14/2020 |
| Jej Assets LP | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 01/01/2022 |
| Jej Management, LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 01/01/2022 |
| Ponthie, Sharlot | Individual | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 01/01/2022 |
| Alexark1 LLC | Organization | General Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Digiacinto, Judy | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/14/2020 |
| Jej Assets LP | Organization | Limited Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/14/2020 |
| Ponthie, John | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
All 9 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Southern Administrative Services — 35 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 34 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
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| Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 2.2 mi | Van Buren, AR | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center | 3.4 mi | Fort Smith, AR | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab | 6.4 mi | Fort Smith, AR | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Methodist Health and Rehab | 6.7 mi | Fort Smith, AR | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Alma Nursing and Rehab | 7.8 mi | Alma, AR | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Sequoyah East Nursing Center, LLC | 8.2 mi | Roland, OK | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Riverside Health Services | 8.3 mi | Arkoma, OK | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center | 8.4 mi | Fort Smith, AR | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center | 9.4 mi | Fort Smith, AR | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Ashton Place Health and Rehab, LLC | 9.5 mi | Barling, AR | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Fianna Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 11.0 mi | Fort Smith, AR | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 045138.
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