# The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center

The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Fort Smith, AR, CMS Certification Number 045345, with 130 certified beds and about 125 residents per day. CMS rates it 2/5 overall (health inspections 2/5, staffing 2/5, quality measures 4/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 5301 Wheeler Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 (Sebastian County)
- Ownership type: For profit - Partnership

- Operator (legal business name): [Wheeler Avenue Operating LLC](https://carefield.site/operator/op-wheeler-avenue-operating-llc)
- CMS chain: [The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center](https://carefield.site/chain/cms-chain-505) — 23 facilities

- Phone: 4796463454
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/045345

## Inspection record
10 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2025-09-19); 34 citations (30 health, 4 fire safety); 1 at actual harm and 0 at immediate jeopardy; 1 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2025-01-08 — [F-0689](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0689) Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. — scope/severity G (Actual harm (not immediate jeopardy)); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-09-19 — [K-0363](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0363) Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-09-19 — [K-0521](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0521) Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Plan of correction, not yet verified
- 2025-09-19 — [F-0554](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0554) Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-09-19 — [F-0684](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0684) Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-09-19 — [F-0759](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0759) Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-09-19 — [F-0760](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0760) Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-09-19 — [F-0880](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0880) Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-04-16 — [F-0644](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0644) Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-04-16 — [F-0850](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0850) Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-03-18 — [F-0609](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0609) Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-01-08 — [F-0550](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0550) Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-01-08 — [F-0567](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0567) Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-01-08 — [F-0584](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0584) Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-01-08 — [F-0684](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0684) Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-01-08 — [F-0693](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0693) Ensure that feeding tubes are  not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2024-09-19 — [F-0558](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0558) Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2024-09-19 — [F-0677](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0677) Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2024-09-19 — [F-0689](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0689) Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2024-05-23 — [K-0347](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0347) Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- …and 14 more on the source page.

## Penalties
No fines or payment denials in the CMS penalties file (about the last three years).

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: 3.36553 (state avg 4.07811, US 3.90085)
- RN: 0.36926
- Nursing staff turnover: 63.1%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- [Arkansas Opco Holding LLC](https://carefield.site/owner/org-arkansas-opco-holding-llc) — Direct owner, 100%, since 2021-04-05
- [Aks Ar Opoc LLC](https://carefield.site/owner/org-aks-ar-opoc-llc) — Indirect owner, since 2023-01-01
- Abraham Schreiber — Indirect owner, since 2023-01-01
- Brandon Brown — Operational / managerial control, since 2022-07-05

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Riverside Health Services](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-375371) — 2.3 km, CMS overall 1/5
- [Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-045363) — 3.2 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Fianna Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-045354) — 3.9 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Brooken Hill Health and Rehab, LLC](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-045479) — 5.2 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-045364) — 5.6 km, CMS overall 4/5
- [Methodist Health and Rehab](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-045413) — 7.6 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Pocola Health and Rehab](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-375188) — 8.9 km, CMS overall 1/5
- [Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-045267) — 9.8 km, CMS overall 1/5

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=045345&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=045345&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=045345&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=045345&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=045345&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=045345&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-045345 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.