Pine Bluff Transitional Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pine Bluff Transitional Care is a 177-bed for-profit nursing home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 63.7% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Pine Bluff Transitional Care
6810 South Hazel StreetPine Bluff, AR 71603
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Pine Bluff Transitional Care, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Arkansas average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 189 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.52 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.38 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.91 | 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
63.7% of nursing staff at Pine Bluff Transitional Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 64.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Arkansas average 2.9). CMS lists 6 fines totaling $97,971 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2025 | Fine | $63,564 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Payment Denial | 1 day from May 17, 2025 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $14,302 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $2,814 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $3,529 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $8,469 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $5,293 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Pine Bluff Transitional Care holds 1 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Pine Bluff Transitional Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Pine Bluff Nursing, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 19, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pine Bluff Transitional Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Springs of Pine Bluff Pine Bluff | 0.5 | 103 | 2.58 | 3.69 | — | 2 | None |
| Trinity Village Medical Center Pine Bluff | 0.6 | 94 | 2.50 | 4.18 | 46.1% | 3 | None |
| The Blossoms at White Hall Rehab & Nursing Center White Hall | 9.7 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.15 | 53.1% | 2 | None |
| The Green House Cottages of Southern Hills Rison | 16.7 | 106 | 3.72 | 5.06 | 34.7% | 2 | $39,621 |
| The Blossoms at Star City Rehab & Nursing Center Star City | 17.5 | 95 | 2.10 | 3.27 | 41.5% | 3 | None |
| Sheridan Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Sheridan | 24.8 | 121 | 2.80 | 4.24 | 31.0% | 3 | None |
| Cavalier Healthcare of England England | 27.3 | 70 | 2.01 | 3.16 | 44.4% | 2 | $18,356 |
| St Johns Place of Arkansas, LLC Fordyce | 31.2 | 100 | 2.51 | 4.08 | 39.3% | 4 | 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.