The Best Nursing Home Communities in Pulaski County, AR

"I am very Disappointed in this nursing home, The staff is poor! they are more interested in there social life then the residents that live there. We have found so many CNA hiding out in my Grandmothers room rater then doing their jobs. They were also busted for lying about her eating they would say she ate when she refused My grandmother has Alzheimer and was neglected and is now in the hospital because of these careless employees. She is dehydrated on top of and infection that no one seemed to notice. She was no longer alert by the time they sent her to the ER. I also found out they didn't bother to get her out of bed even after our family requested it. I worked as a CNA for several years and never would i have treated or neglected any of my residents the way they have my Grandmother. It don't matter If they are combative or not you focus on there well being, and take the time out to make them at home. "

"I'm here. If you need help whether it's for PT, OT, you need medication help, or you need someone who can take care of you while you're recuperating from an accident or surgery, then this is the place. It is an older building, but they are trying to make it more up-to-date. Like anywhere else, you have good and bad staff, it just depends on how you are with them. If you have a good attitude, then they're gonna reciprocate and respect that. A lot of them respect the residents. I would probably say 98% of them do. They do very well with cleanliness. Housekeeping goes through two, three, or four times a day and they make sure that everything is wiped down. They wax the floors, and they sweep the floors. The tiles are always washed, and the trash is always empty. You don't have trash sitting in the corner. The food is good. A lot of times, they have more than I can eat. They give you good proportions, so it's good all the way around. We have bingo and nailcare for the males and females. We have monthly birthday parties. We have music and dedication or devotions for church service type things. Right now, with the COVID and everything, it's hard for people to come in, so we do our own praise and worship. They have enough staff, but people get sick and they have to go home, so it's nice if you have people that can be on standby. Everything is very well maintained. It's an older building, so it needs improvement in some places. They make sure the residents are engaged. They make sure that you're not just sitting around twiddling and in the bed all the time. They make sure they get you up and be interactive. If you have a loved one that needs a place to have care, I would recommend The Blossoms at Cumberland. The staff that they have here do care about their residents. If you have a need, they do what they can to help provide it for you. If they can't, they try and find a way to get it for you or they will solve the problem if you have one."

"My mom lives in Sandalwood Healthcare in little rock. Sandalwood Healthcare is very kind in that they all let my mom use their phone service to talk to me and my dad at no charge. Sandalwood Healthcare also has very friendly nurses and is not too noisy. In addition, Sandalwood Healthcare has free cable for everyone and a nice entry area with a HD TV. Sandalwood Healthcare is a good place for anyone who needs the help living. Sandalwood Healthcare gives my mom the care that she needs that no one else in my family could give due to obligations. I know that Sandalwood Healthcare is a facility that use to be All-American care and ever since Sandalwood Healthcare has took over the new owners have not made any major changes to the place and I am happy for my mom's sake that new owner did not affect my mom's care. "

"My dad was a resident of The Springs of John Barrow Health & Rehabilitation. The care was good, and the follow up was good. The staff was very helpful. Each time I called, someone answered the phone, and they were helpful each time. I called to get information and follow up on questions, and they did a good job. The communication was good. Their nurse practitioner was good and kept me in the loop. It was a good experience throughout the days that he was still living there. The staff was fine."

"We will be moving my aunt into Encore at West Little Rock today. We chose it for its convenient location. It also has a great staff. They provide skilled nursing, and the facility is nice and clean."

"I selected Lakewood for my post-operative care to make it easier for my family to visit. I was a resident for a little over a month following a series of abdominal surgeries. I found that the care and concern of all staff from those that cleaned my room, to the technicians, the physical and occupational therapist, to the nursing staff were excellent. I Knew that they truly cared about my wellbeing. It is hard to accept that you need such a facility at a point in your life and I was glad that my experience was a positive one."

"I was at the Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd for rehab. The wound care nurses and CNA nurses were very helpful. They have a therapeutic session area. It has different therapists and different areas where you learn to walk, stand, and do physical activities. It's always kept clean and neat, and no unusual smells or anything going on like that. It is so beautiful. The flooring is all kept up, and the restroom. Everything is under quality cleaning and care. When I was doing my time here, everything was nice. The breakfast, lunch, and dinner were all served at the appropriate time. They have a good variety of things with vegetables and different side dishes and dishes. They will always check with you to see what you can eat and what you can't eat. They worked with me, not just physically, but they worked with coordination. They work with occupational and even mental or psychological, all working with you."

"Overall, the Springs Chenal was an exceptional place to stay for inpatient physical therapy rehab. I was there for two weeks, and I felt like I was catered to by the staff who went out of their way to accommodate my every need. To the kitchen, maintenance to the transportation staff, all the nurses and CNA’s, were all friendly and helpful and made my stay a pleasant experience . The OT and PT staff are so knowledgeable, make you work hard but were so much fun to work with."

"I can't say that my experience here was wonderful. Only because my friend was here at the end of his life. It was just his time. The staff were exceedingly caring, friendly, and helpful at all times. They took excellent care of my friend and he was comfortable in his last days. I was impressed with how clean the place was. Unlike many places such as this it didn't smell like urine. Infact, I never caught a trace of any foul odor. In my opinion, this is a top notch place and I would chose it for myself or my family\friends. I HIGHLY recommend it. To the staff: You guys are the best. Thanks for taking such good care of my friend Mark. He deserved it. He was a good guy."

"My mother will be moving into Parkway Health Center. The reason we chose them was the room is private and it's a good size. It's 150 square feet. I asked about the call light, and how they get notified if she needs something or whatever because where she's at now, only the light goes on outside. At this place, the nurse gets paged, the light goes on outside the room, and the nurse's station or front desk gets alerted also. The price was significantly less because it's self-pay for a while. She's got to use her money until she can get on Medicaid. It's nice, secure, and it's got a security guard at the front. They stop everybody that's not a resident there. I didn't meet with the staff except for the admissions department. It wasn't chaotic when you walked in. It was a lot calmer than where she's at now. It was quiet. They have a courtyard and an activity room, and some of them are just watching TV. I think that they have their own appliances in their room. The only person I interacted with was very helpful."

"My mother was in Colonel Glenn Nursing and Rehab for 2 months. They communicated with my daughter. I didn't like that I received the notification on a Monday that I needed her to be moved on Thursday. I wasn't putting her back to the other facility, so it was kind of stressful, but they did give me an extra week, and I was able to find something and get her moved, so they worked with me on that. Whenever I called, I would get information from the nurse, and find out exactly how her care was going. The food was fine, and I think the therapy was good."

"I am staying in Hickory Heights Health & Rehab. I've come here for rehab several times before when I've been in the hospital. I like the people here. I'm in their nursing home now, and they have good patient care. The staff is all considerate, too. Some days the food is good, some days it's bad; it just depends. Every day we have things to do. We have bingo and we play cards. We have a hairdressing class, where we get our hair and nails done. We also have a big backyard area, where we can go out any time we want to. They keep the facility well-cleaned. Someone comes in here every day to do the cleaning. I think it's a little expensive, but all of them are."

"The staff at this facility go above and beyond accommodating their patients, and the facility is kept immaculately clean."

"I have visited The Waters of West Dixon, and it was a very rundown facility. I could see trash piled up on some of the patios. There is a filled-up dumpster with trash rolling out of it. I was going to go on a tour of both their nursing side and their assisted living. The patients appeared (in my opinion) to be drugged or more or less tranquilized in some way. The ones that were walking (not all of them were in wheelchairs) were dragging their heads. Either they were dragging them down the hall to hold themselves up or they were like slumped over in the seat. It was horrific. I turned around and left. I talked to a staff person on the phone, but I did not talk to them once I got to the facility. It was so bad. I did not see anything except what I could see from looking down the halls. I peeked into a few of the rooms, and they did not look clean. A few of them in the assisted living had a little back patio outside; they were full of garbage and bags of trash. I was inquiring about nursing and assisted living. There was no one in there that I could find working. They had a front desk but there was no one there. I walked down the hall looking for somebody. I did not see anybody in there. I did not see any staff. I talked to them on the phone, and they were nice."