Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab is a 74-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Smith, Arkansas, part of Central Arkansas Nursing Centers. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% above the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 55.1% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab
4623 Rogers AveFort Smith, AR 72903
Sebastian County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab, nurse aides logged 3.05 hours per resident per day, 14% above the Arkansas average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 208 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.05 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.58 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.99 | 3.46 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
55.1% of nursing staff at Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Arkansas average 2.9). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab holds 4 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, 38 homes
- Legal name: Chapel Ridge Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 17, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Methodist Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 1.7 | 145 | 3.63 | 4.89 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 2.0 | 140 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 3.0 | 115 | 2.52 | 3.60 | 43.0% | 2 | None |
| Riverside Health Services Arkoma | 3.1 | 56 | 3.38 | 5.08 | 58.5% | 1 | $89,918 |
| The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center Fort Smith | 3.5 | 130 | 2.27 | 3.25 | 57.0% | 1 | None |
| Fianna Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 4.6 | 102 | 2.94 | 4.15 | 59.3% | 3 | None |
| Ashton Place Health and Rehab, LLC Barling | 4.7 | 122 | 3.28 | 4.84 | 53.7% | 4 | None |
| Brooken Hill Health And Rehab, Llc Fort Smith | 4.8 | 125 | 3.89 | 5.80 | — | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.