Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 115-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Smith, Arkansas, part of NHS Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 43.0% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center
3310 North 50th StreetFort Smith, AR 72904
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 Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Arkansas average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 262 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.52 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.23 | 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
43.0% of nursing staff at Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (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. Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: NHS Management, 43 homes
- Legal name: Northport Health Services of Arkansas, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Blossoms at Van Buren Rehab and Nursing Center Van Buren | 2.7 | 129 | 2.21 | 3.35 | 63.3% | 1 | None |
| Chapel Ridge Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 3.0 | 74 | 3.05 | 4.58 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center Van Buren | 3.4 | 105 | 2.49 | 3.71 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| Methodist Health and Rehab Fort Smith | 3.6 | 145 | 3.63 | 4.89 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Van Buren Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Van Buren | 4.1 | 140 | 2.78 | 4.09 | 47.9% | 5 | None |
| Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Smith | 5.0 | 140 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Riverside Health Services Arkoma | 5.1 | 56 | 3.38 | 5.08 | 58.5% | 1 | $89,918 |
| The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center Fort Smith | 6.1 | 130 | 2.27 | 3.25 | 57.0% | 1 | 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.